Setting the duration of the "applets loading" message

When a user starts an application that contains one or more of the graphical applets, the following message is displayed: Please wait, applets are loading. If you want to disable the applets, contact your system administrator. The message is cleared in one of two ways: the applet loading completes, or the message times out. You can control the length of time that the message is displayed by configuring the pmgui.applet.loadmsg.timeout system property.

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As long as the message is displayed, the application screen is locked. However, after the message times out, the applets might still be loading. An application that contains the applets does not function normally if the applets are still loading.

Any of the following scenarios might occur with the applet loading operation:
  • The applets finish loading before the message times out. The message is cleared, and the applications that contain the applets function normally.
  • The message times out before the applets finish loading. The applications that contain the applets can be accessed, but they cannot be used until the applets finish loading. After applet loading completes, the applications function normally.
  • The message times out before the applets finish loading, and the applets cannot finish loading for any number of reasons. For example, a user might not have the required Java plugin installed.

By default, the "applets loading" message times out after 60 seconds. To configure the duration of the message to a different number of seconds, perform the following steps:

Procedure

  1. Click Go to > System Configuration > Platform Configuration > System Properties to open the System Properties application.
  2. Click Filter, type pmgui in the Property Name field, and press the Enter key to display a list of system properties that are defined for the GUI display.
  3. Click the triangle beside the PMGUI.APPLET.LOADMSG.TIMEOUT property to display information about the property.
  4. Specify a different value in the Global Value field to specify the number of seconds that you want the message to be displayed. For example, if you want the message to time out in 120 seconds, type 120.
  5. Click Save to save your modifications.
  6. Click Refresh to refresh the system properties.
Parent topic: Managing the loading of graphics applets

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