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[news.eclipse.newcomer] Re: GUI builder for new projects

On Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:30:33 -0400, ns_dkerber wrote:

>> A more robust (and supported) tool is WindowBuilder Pro; it is a
>> commercial tool but reasonably priced and offers a free trial period so
>> you can determine if it is the right tool for you:
>> http://www.instantiations.com/windowbuilder/
>> 
>> Hope this helps,
> 
> It does, but brings up one more question:  Swing or SWT, and why one
> over the other?
> 
> Opinions wanted!

I like SWT Designer (part of WindowBuilder Pro). SWT is nice, the controls
render like a native application. Combine those with Eclipse RCP for
deployment and you have a very powerful software development platform.