[news.eclipse.platform.swt] Re: [ANN] SWTPlus, custom widgets for SWT

["Chris" <schtoo@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Joe,

Trying to make SWTPlus and Eclipse project has definitely gone through my 
mind.  I do want as many people to use these components as possible.  Thats 
why we made these first ones free.  We will try to continue to make some 
free and some commercial.  We also want to make them all free for 
non-commercial work.

Thanks,
-Chris

"Joe Smith" <ohcho@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message 
news:d7mftk$pcm$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I doubt that you will get enough wage from SWTPlus sales.
> Simply there aren't many commercial Java GUI system development.
> I guess mostly they fled to VB/VC++. I might be heading that
> direction in future.
>
> People learning will not be able to pay the bill until they get a
> employer which is likely difficult at least for the time being.
> So try to integrate into Eclipse project will be better idea.
> Just give them free!
>
> Regards.
>
>
>
> "Chris" <schtoo@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message 
> news:d7lo1e$1og$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Hi Kris,
>>
>> Potentially.  We've thought about it.  But alot of the work on these 
>> widgets is non-trivial.  We are hoping at some point to make a small 
>> amount of money just to pay for all the time we've put in (and will put 
>> in), albeit likely a small amount.
>>
>> We've tried to embrace an open design model, where you can extend our 
>> widgets. I'd be really excited if developers would spend the time to 
>> build these extensions and we'd support and keep those open.  So we're 
>> trying to do the best of both worlds.
>>
>> We hope to have an article out shortly on how to create extensions (we 
>> call strategies) to our PGroup widgets.
>>
>> -Chris
>>
>> "Kris" <fu@xxxxxxx> wrote in message 
>> news:d7lnh1$1bn$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Will you consider making these open-source?
>>>
>>> - Kris
>>>
>>>
>>> "Chris" <schtoo@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:d7llr0$vea$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> There were just a few features I wanted with a link widget that I don't
>>> get
>>>> from the 3.1 link widget.  They are:
>>>>
>>>> Optionally underline the widget on hover, or to not underline at all.
>>>> Ability to specify an image.  Sure you can show an image separately and
>>>> align it with the link but thats annoying.
>>>> Ability to specify an image only to create a simple image 
>>>> selector/button.
>>>> Ability to remove the focus rectangle from the link widget.
>>>>
>>>> Most of this functionality exists in the Forms ImageHyperlink but that
>>> class
>>>> is tied heavily to the Forms implementation (that is, the API is not 
>>>> easy
>>> to
>>>> use).  Also, it is painful to use Forms in a base SWT application.
>>>>
>>>> Granted, the link widget alone isn't that exciting.  There will be lots
>>> more
>>>> to come.  In the next few weeks we should release an extensible combo
>>>> widget, an enhanced list widget and a date widget.
>>>>
>>>> -Chris
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Daniel Spiewak" <djspiewak@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>> news:d7lk2r$tks$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Why the hyperlink widget?  There's already a hyperlink widget in the 
>>>> 3.1
>>>> release.
>>>>
>>>> Daniel
>>>>
>>>> Chris wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I'd like to announce the initial release of SWTPlus.  SWTPlus is a set 
>>>> of
>>>> custom widgets for SWT.  Currently, we have two widgets but more will 
>>>> be
>>>> coming soon.
>>>>
>>>> Please drop by and take a look.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.swtplus.com
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> -Chris
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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