[news.eclipse.platform.swt] Re: Swing port is coming - Lotus assists IBM

[ce@xxxxx (Clemens Eisserer)]

> I totally agree to this. Swing is useless crap!
> Combining them will be a desaster! If you like Swing,
> use Swing only. That will be much better alternative.
> There is no point using SWT in addition.

0.) I think Swing isn't soo bad (compared to SWT) from the user point of 
view (which has been a killer argument for java < 1.4). If I use SWT on 
top of it I even don't have to care about its api and I am able to use its 
powerful features if I need it..

1.) Why should it be a desaster? Any serious stuff or just that useless 
flame stuff?

2.) This isn't a question of personal preferences, this are buissnes 
descisions.
If you're working at a company you've almost no chances to be allowed to 
use SWT just becaus eit needs native libraries and therefor is restricted 
to supported platforms + trusted enviroments. A swing port would still 
allow to run the swt app on top  of win32 or gtk but if needed you would 
also have the chance to use it out of the box in your applet.