If you have downloaded the OT and wish to run the software later whennot on the network, then you may do this from the Java ApplicationCache Viewer . You can start theJava Application Cache Viewer; this can be displayed by running thecommand line tool javaws -viewer on most systems - rememberthat you may need to specify the full path. The Java Application CacheViewer will display Java applications that are locally available. Ifyou have downloaded the OT successfully earlier, the OT icon will bedisplayed in the GUI of the Application Viewer. An example of what theJava Application Cache Viewer looks like is provided inFigure 2.1 .
Click on the ALMA Observing Tool icon and on Launch Offline . Bydoing so, Java Web Start will not make a network connection and try tofind a more recent version of the OT. Alternatively, when clicking on Launch Online , a more recent version - ifavailable - will be retrieved and launched. Please note that ifrunning in offline mode, the OT will still report the availability ofa new version, if it exists.