diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
index 2b8af84..e47b601 100644
--- a/.cvsignore
+++ b/.cvsignore
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 bin
-dist
 jskad.log
 savant.log
 qd.log
diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index c8ff043..115af1b 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <!-- @author David Chandler -->
 
-<!-- 
+<!--
 
 Quick start: This buildfile looks for the following, which are not in
 the CVS repository:
@@ -26,8 +26,18 @@ info on where to find these.
     example.  Read the comments of this buildfile to learn more.
   </description>
 
+  <!--                        -->
+  <!-- Ant extensions we use: -->
+  <!--                        -->
+  <!-- See http://www.vamphq.com/ant.html for vamp*: -->
+  <taskdef name="vampwar"       classname="venus.ant.taskdefs.VampWar" />
+  <taskdef name="vampinstaller" classname="venus.ant.taskdefs.VampInstaller" />
+
+
+
 
   <!-- set global properties for this build -->
+  <property name="my.jar.suffix" value="vanilla"/>
   <property name="javacdashg" value="yes"/>
   <property name="source" location="source"/>
   <property name="license" location="license"/>
@@ -99,8 +109,10 @@ info on where to find these.
     <!-- Create the time stamp -->
     <tstamp/>
     <!-- Create the build directory structure used by compile -->
-    <mkdir dir="${dist}"/>
+    <mkdir dir="${dist}/releases"/>
+    <mkdir dir="${dist}/docs"/>
     <mkdir dir="${dist}/lib"/>
+    <mkdir dir="${dist}/java-web-start"/>
     <mkdir dir="${dist}/source"/>
     <mkdir dir="${bin}"/>
     <mkdir dir="${jskadbin}"/>
@@ -116,7 +128,7 @@ info on where to find these.
 
 
   <target name="test-all"
-          depends="clean,distclean,compile,dist,src-dist,self-contained-dist,public-javadocs-dist,private-javadocs-dist,releases"
+          depends="clean,distclean,compile,dist,src-dist,self-contained-dist,public-javadocs-dist,private-javadocs-dist,releases,web-start-releases"
           description="runs every target in this buildfile in a smart order; useful for testing the buildfile and your build environment" />
 
 
@@ -300,7 +312,7 @@ info on where to find these.
   <target name="jskad-dist" depends="jskad-compile"
           description="generates the bare Jskad binary distribution" >
     <!-- Put everything in ${jskadbin} into the JAR file -->
-    <jar jarfile="${dist}/lib/Jskad-${DSTAMP}.jar"
+    <jar jarfile="${dist}/lib/Jskad-${my.jar.suffix}.jar"
          basedir="${jskadbin}">
       <manifest>
         <attribute name="Main-Class" value="org.thdl.tib.input.Jskad"/>
@@ -314,7 +326,7 @@ info on where to find these.
   <target name="tt-standalone-dist" depends="tt-standalone-compile"
           description="generates the standalone translation tool's binary distribution." >
     <!-- Put everything in ${ttstandalonebin} into the JAR file -->
-    <jar jarfile="${dist}/lib/DictionarySearchStandalone-${DSTAMP}.jar"
+    <jar jarfile="${dist}/lib/DictionarySearchStandalone-${my.jar.suffix}.jar"
          basedir="${ttstandalonebin}">
       <manifest>
         <attribute name="Main-Class"
@@ -327,7 +339,7 @@ info on where to find these.
   <target name="tt-handheld-dist" depends="tt-handheld-compile"
           description="generates the handheld translation tool's binary distribution." >
     <!-- Put everything in ${tthandheldbin} into the JAR file -->
-    <jar jarfile="${dist}/lib/DictionarySearchHandheld-${DSTAMP}.jar"
+    <jar jarfile="${dist}/lib/DictionarySearchHandheld-${my.jar.suffix}.jar"
          basedir="${tthandheldbin}">
       <manifest>
         <attribute name="Main-Class"
@@ -340,7 +352,7 @@ info on where to find these.
   <target name="tt-applet-plus-jws-dist" depends="tt-applet-plus-jws-compile"
           description="generates the applet-plus-jws translation tool's binary distribution." >
     <!-- Put everything in ${ttappletjwsbin} into the JAR file -->
-    <jar jarfile="${dist}/lib/DictionarySearchAppletAndJavaWebStart-${DSTAMP}.jar"
+    <jar jarfile="${dist}/lib/DictionarySearchAppletAndJavaWebStart-${my.jar.suffix}.jar"
          basedir="${ttappletjwsbin}">
       <!-- We have two choices here, but the web page will call for
            AppletScannerFilter, so the double-click should open the
@@ -356,7 +368,7 @@ info on where to find these.
   <target name="tt-servlet-dist" depends="tt-servlet-compile"
           description="generates the servlet translation tool's binary distribution." >
     <!-- Put everything in ${ttservletbin} into the JAR file -->
-    <jar jarfile="${dist}/lib/DictionarySearchServlet-${DSTAMP}.jar"
+    <jar jarfile="${dist}/lib/DictionarySearchServlet-${my.jar.suffix}.jar"
          basedir="${ttservletbin}">
 
       <!-- I don't think this'll work (I don't know servlets, mind
@@ -372,7 +384,7 @@ info on where to find these.
   <target name="savant-dist" depends="savant-compile"
           description="generates the bare Savant binary distribution" >
     <!-- Put everything in ${savantbin} into the JAR file -->
-    <jar jarfile="${dist}/lib/Savant-${DSTAMP}.jar"
+    <jar jarfile="${dist}/lib/Savant-${my.jar.suffix}.jar"
          basedir="${savantbin}">
       <manifest>
         <attribute name="Main-Class" value="org.thdl.savant.SavantShell"/>
@@ -384,7 +396,7 @@ info on where to find these.
   <target name="qd-dist" depends="qd-compile"
           description="generates the bare QuillDriver binary distribution" >
     <!-- Put everything in ${qdbin} into the JAR file -->
-    <jar jarfile="${dist}/lib/QuillDriver-${DSTAMP}.jar"
+    <jar jarfile="${dist}/lib/QuillDriver-${my.jar.suffix}.jar"
          basedir="${qdbin}">
       <manifest>
         <attribute name="Main-Class" value="org.thdl.quilldriver.QDShell"/>
@@ -403,7 +415,7 @@ info on where to find these.
     <copy todir="${jskadbin}/netscape">
       <fileset dir="${ext}/netscape"/>
     </copy>
-    <jar jarfile="${dist}/lib/Jskad-self-contained-${DSTAMP}.jar"
+    <jar jarfile="${dist}/lib/Jskad-self-contained-${my.jar.suffix}.jar"
          basedir="${jskadbin}"
          includes="org/thdl/tib/**,org/thdl/util/**,netscape/**"
          index="true"
@@ -419,7 +431,11 @@ info on where to find these.
           description="cleans up a few things, but not all (not the Javadocs, e.g.)" >
     <!-- Delete the ${bin} and ${dist} directory trees -->
     <delete dir="${bin}"/>
-    <delete dir="${dist}"/>
+    <delete dir="${dist}/docs"/>
+    <delete dir="${dist}/java-web-start"/>
+    <delete dir="${dist}/lib"/>
+    <delete dir="${dist}/releases"/>
+    <delete dir="${dist}/source"/>
   </target>
 
 
@@ -473,7 +489,6 @@ info on where to find these.
 
   <target name="public-javadocs-dist" depends="public-javadocs"
           description="makes zip file of Javadoc documentation for public/protected classes, methods, and fields" >
-    <mkdir dir="${dist}/docs"/>
     <tstamp/>
     <zip destfile="${dist}/docs/public-javadocs-${DSTAMP}.zip"
          basedir="${publicjavadocs}"/>
@@ -482,7 +497,6 @@ info on where to find these.
 
   <target name="private-javadocs-dist" depends="private-javadocs"
           description="makes zip file of Javadoc documentation for ALL classes, methods, and fields" >
-    <mkdir dir="${dist}/docs"/>
     <tstamp/>
     <zip destfile="${dist}/docs/private-javadocs-${DSTAMP}.zip"
          basedir="${privatejavadocs}"/>
@@ -512,7 +526,7 @@ info on where to find these.
   <target name="qd-run" depends="qd-dist" description="runs QuillDriver">
     <java classname="org.thdl.quilldriver.QDShell" fork="yes">
       <classpath>
-        <pathelement location="${dist}/lib/QuillDriver-${DSTAMP}.jar"/>
+        <pathelement location="${dist}/lib/QuillDriver-${my.jar.suffix}.jar"/>
         <path refid="entire.class.path"/>
       </classpath>
       <jvmarg value="-DTHDL_DEBUG=${thdl.debug}"/>
@@ -523,7 +537,7 @@ info on where to find these.
   <target name="savant-run" depends="savant-dist" description="runs Savant">
     <java classname="org.thdl.savant.SavantShell" fork="yes">
       <classpath>
-        <pathelement location="${dist}/lib/Savant-${DSTAMP}.jar"/>
+        <pathelement location="${dist}/lib/Savant-${my.jar.suffix}.jar"/>
         <path refid="entire.class.path"/>
       </classpath>
       <jvmarg value="-DTHDL_DEBUG=${thdl.debug}"/>
@@ -534,7 +548,7 @@ info on where to find these.
   <target name="jskad-run" depends="jskad-dist" description="runs Jskad">
     <java classname="org.thdl.tib.input.Jskad" fork="yes">
       <classpath>
-        <pathelement location="${dist}/lib/Jskad-${DSTAMP}.jar"/>
+        <pathelement location="${dist}/lib/Jskad-${my.jar.suffix}.jar"/>
         <path refid="entire.class.path"/>
       </classpath>
       <jvmarg value="-DTHDL_DEBUG=${thdl.debug}"/>
@@ -546,7 +560,7 @@ info on where to find these.
     <java classname="org.thdl.tib.scanner.WindowScannerFilter" fork="yes">
       <classpath>
         <pathelement
-          location="${dist}/lib/DictionarySearchStandalone-${DSTAMP}.jar"/>
+          location="${dist}/lib/DictionarySearchStandalone-${my.jar.suffix}.jar"/>
         <path refid="entire.class.path"/>
       </classpath>
       <jvmarg value="-DTHDL_DEBUG=${thdl.debug}"/>
@@ -557,13 +571,14 @@ info on where to find these.
   </target>
 
 
+  <!-- DLC FIXME: build the tt-servlet release if the J2EE SDK is present. -->
+  <!-- DLC FIXME build web start WARs -->
   <!-- See http://thdltools.sf.net/CuttingReleases.html for info on
        how to use this target.  Note that we must do a distclean
        because Ant doesn't always recompile when it should.  -->
   <target name="releases"
           description="builds the releases under 'dist/releases/' after doing a distclean"
-          depends="distclean">
-    <mkdir dir="${dist}/releases"/>
+          depends="distclean,init">
     <antcall target="dist">
       <param name="javacdashg" value="no"/>
       <param name="dist" value="${dist}/releases"/>
@@ -580,10 +595,53 @@ info on where to find these.
   </target>
 
 
+  <target name="web-start-releases"
+          depends="jskad-jws,savant-jws,qd-jws,tt-jws"
+          description="Builds the Java Web Start versions of all applications"/>
 
 
+  <target name="jskad-jws"
+          depends="init"
+          description="Builds the Java Web Start version of Jskad">
+    <antcall target="package-for-java-web-start">
+      <param name="my.app" value="Jskad"/>
+      <param name="my.prereq" value="jskad-dist"/>
+    </antcall>
+  </target>
 
 
+  <!-- DLC FIXME: package up all the XML jars and the JMF jars and libraries that Savant uses.
+   -->
+  <target name="savant-jws"
+          depends="init"
+          description="Builds the Java Web Start version of Savant">
+    <antcall target="package-for-java-web-start">
+      <param name="my.app" value="Savant"/>
+      <param name="my.prereq" value="savant-dist"/>
+    </antcall>
+  </target>
+
+
+  <!-- DLC FIXME: package up all the XML jars and the JMF jars and libraries that QuillDriver uses.
+   -->
+  <target name="qd-jws"
+          depends="init"
+          description="Builds the Java Web Start version of QuillDriver">
+    <antcall target="package-for-java-web-start">
+      <param name="my.app" value="QuillDriver"/>
+      <param name="my.prereq" value="qd-dist"/>
+    </antcall>
+  </target>
+
+
+  <target name="tt-jws"
+          depends="init"
+          description="Builds the Java Web Start version of the translation tool">
+    <antcall target="package-for-java-web-start">
+      <param name="my.app" value="DictionarySearchAppletAndJavaWebStart"/>
+      <param name="my.prereq" value="tt-applet-plus-jws-dist"/>
+    </antcall>
+  </target>
 
 
   <!-- -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* -->
@@ -601,13 +659,13 @@ info on where to find these.
 
     <tstamp>
       <format property="javadoc.creation.time" pattern="MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm aa"/>
-    </tstamp> 
+    </tstamp>
 
     <!-- We don't really use @version correctly, do we? So version="false". -->
     <javadoc destdir="${our-javadocs-destdir}"
              author="true"
              access="${access}"
-             version="false" 
+             version="false"
              use="true"
              classpathref="entire.class.path"
              windowtitle="THDL Tools APIs"
@@ -699,6 +757,61 @@ info on where to find these.
     </javac>
   </target>
 
+
+  <target name="package-for-java-web-start"
+          depends="clean"
+          description="Builds the Java Web Start version of ${my.app}">
+
+    <!-- First, you must give the passwords so that we can sign the JARs. -->
+    <fail message="Use 'ant -Dkeystore.password=psst' to sign a Java Web Start WAR file."
+          unless="keystore.password"/>
+    <fail message="Use 'ant -Ddgkey.password=psst' to sign a Java Web Start WAR file."
+          unless="dgkey.password"/>
+    <!-- Now, having cleaned, we create ${my.app}-JWS.jar: -->
+    <antcall target="${my.prereq}">
+      <param name="my.jar.suffix" value="JWS"/>
+      <param name="javacdashg" value="no"/>
+    </antcall>
+
+    <!-- Now use the Venus Application Publisher's (Vamp's) Ant task
+         to create a .war file.  We don't use Tomcat or the like to
+         distribute our apps at this point, so once we don't need the
+         WAR file.  Thus, we'll run 'jar xf ${my.app}-web-start.war
+         ${my.app}-JWS.jar ${my.app}.jnlp' and copy the .jar and the .jnlp
+         file to the web server.  (Be sure that the web server has its
+         MIME types configured correctly so that the .jnlp file is
+         served as an application/jnlp or the like, not text/xml.)
+
+         If you change web servers or the location on the web server
+         where the JAR and jnlp file are located, you have to edit
+         ${my.app}.jnlp.  Note that doing so will mean that users who've
+         installed ${my.app} from the old location will NOT be able to
+         seamlessly upgrade, so don't do this often.
+
+         To install the Vamp Ant task, visit
+         'http://www.vamphq.com/ant.html' and follow the instructions.
+         Note that you *CAN* just vamp.jar into Ant's 'lib' directory
+         with Ant 1.5.1.
+    -->
+
+    <vampwar dest="${dist}/java-web-start/${my.app}-web-start.war">
+      <jnlp src="${dist}/${my.app}.jnlp">
+        <resources>
+          <fileset dir="${dist}/lib">
+            <include name="${my.app}-JWS.jar" />
+          </fileset>
+        </resources>
+      </jnlp>
+
+      <!-- David Chandler signs our JARs for now, and he uses this info: -->
+      <jarsigner
+          keystore  = "file:///f:/thdl/Jskad/thawte/keystore"
+          storepass = "${keystore.password}"
+          keypass = "${dgkey.password}"
+          alias     = "David Germano"/>
+    </vampwar>
+  </target>
+
 </project>
 
 <!-- My TO-DO list: -->
diff --git a/dist/DictionarySearchAppletAndJavaWebStart.jnlp b/dist/DictionarySearchAppletAndJavaWebStart.jnlp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc44d59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist/DictionarySearchAppletAndJavaWebStart.jnlp
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<jnlp spec="1.0+"
+      codebase="http://iris.lib.virginia.edu/tibet/tools"
+      href="DictionarySearchAppletAndJavaWebStart.jnlp">
+<information>
+  <title>DictionarySearchAppletAndJavaWebStart</title>
+  <vendor>THDL</vendor>
+  <homepage href="http://iris.lib.virginia.edu/tibet/reference/translation-tool.html" />
+
+  <description>
+    The translation tool provides a Tibetan-to-English dictionary.
+    You must have the Tibetan Machine Web fonts installed on your
+    computer to take full advantage of this dictionary.
+  </description>
+
+  <offline-allowed/>
+</information>
+<security>
+  <all-permissions/>
+</security>
+<resources>
+  <j2se version="1.2+"/>
+  <jar href="DictionarySearchAppletAndJavaWebStart-JWS.jar" />
+</resources>
+<application-desc />
+</jnlp>
diff --git a/dist/Jskad.jnlp b/dist/Jskad.jnlp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e36fecb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist/Jskad.jnlp
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<jnlp spec="1.0+"
+      codebase="http://iris.lib.virginia.edu/tibet/tools"
+      href="Jskad.jnlp">
+<information>
+  <title>Jskad</title>
+  <vendor>THDL</vendor>
+  <homepage href="http://iris.lib.virginia.edu/tibet/tools/jskad.html" />
+
+  <description>
+    Jskad is a simple text editor for the Tibetan language, using the
+    Wylie transliteration and supporting several virtual keyboards.
+    You must install the Tibetan Machine Web fonts before using
+    Jskad.
+  </description>
+
+  <offline-allowed/>
+</information>
+<security>
+  <all-permissions/>
+</security>
+<resources>
+  <j2se version="1.2+"/>
+  <jar href="Jskad-JWS.jar" />
+</resources>
+<application-desc />
+</jnlp>
diff --git a/dist/QuillDriver.jnlp b/dist/QuillDriver.jnlp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ccfc98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist/QuillDriver.jnlp
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<jnlp spec="1.0+"
+      codebase="http://iris.lib.virginia.edu/tibet/tools"
+      href="QuillDriver.jnlp">
+<information>
+  <title>QuillDriver</title>
+  <vendor>THDL</vendor>
+  <homepage href="http://iris.lib.virginia.edu/tibet/tools/quilldriver/" />
+
+  <description>
+    QuillDriver helps you develop content for Savant, another THDL tool.
+  </description>
+
+  <offline-allowed/>
+</information>
+<security>
+  <all-permissions/>
+</security>
+<resources>
+  <j2se version="1.2+"/>
+  <jar href="QuillDriver-JWS.jar" />
+</resources>
+<application-desc />
+</jnlp>
diff --git a/dist/README.TXT b/dist/README.TXT
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a33b70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist/README.TXT
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+This directory contains the JNLP files that we use to distribute our
+Java programs via Java Web Start.  Ant creates subdirectories here
+also and populates them with various JARs, WARs, Zip files, etc.
+
+DC
+
diff --git a/dist/Savant.jnlp b/dist/Savant.jnlp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70c0a66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist/Savant.jnlp
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<jnlp spec="1.0+"
+      codebase="http://iris.lib.virginia.edu/tibet/tools"
+      href="Savant.jnlp">
+<information>
+  <title>Savant</title>
+  <vendor>THDL</vendor>
+  <homepage href="http://iris.lib.virginia.edu/tibet/tools/savant/" />
+
+  <description>
+    Savant displays foreign-language text, audio, and video
+    side-by-side to help you learn foreign languages or just study.
+  </description>
+
+  <offline-allowed/>
+</information>
+<security>
+  <all-permissions/>
+</security>
+<resources>
+  <j2se version="1.2+"/>
+  <jar href="Savant-JWS.jar" />
+</resources>
+<application-desc />
+</jnlp>