[news.eclipse.platform.swt] Re: re-write versus port decision, Swing

["Steve Northover" <steve_northover@xxxxxxxxxx>]

We are looking into it.  Implementing AWT in SWT doesn't seem like the right
way to go because of  things like Java2D.

"ted stockwell" <ted.stockwell@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "marco jain" <marco_m_jain@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> >  I haven't seen
> > it in eclipse release 2.1 or 3.0 plans.  i'm looking for a bridge that
> > would be a stable and supported production version.
> >
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> 'Provide Swing interoperability' is an item on the 3.0 plan for SWT, see
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http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/~checkout~/platform-swt-home/R3_0/p
> lan.html#Overall_Plan.  This item is currently under investigation.
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> I sure would like to hear from the SWT team about thier plans or possible
> approaches for Swing integration and how the limitations of the current
> AWT_SWT approach will be addressed. I would especially like to know if the
> approach of implementing an AWT Toolkit using SWT has been considered and
if
> anybody is working on that.
>
> Thanks,
> ted stockwell
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