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

[Philippe Marschall <kustos@xxxxxxx>]

> We are talking about Swing!
Yes, we are and I'm damn serious about that. Just some samples, what
Swing applications can look like.

jide:
http://www.jidesoft.com/images/office2003-laf.png
http://www.jidesoft.com/images/options_tree.png
http://www.jidesoft.com/images/jidesplitbutton.png

alloy:
http://www.incors.com/lookandfeel/display_screenshot.php?image=tejina_bedouin.png&back=screenshots.php3
http://www.incors.com/lookandfeel/display_screenshot.php?image=tejina_default.png&back=screenshots.php3

synthetica:
http://www.javasoft.de/jsf/public/products/synthetica/screenshots;jsessionid=500BABA04775A1F1F78A8F58ECED9E1B

jgoodies looks:
http://www.jgoodies.com/freeware/forms/images/segment.png
http://www.jgoodies.com/freeware/skeleton/images/skeleton.png


> IMHO, IBM does know the problems well and has the resources they can
> do about.

I'll believe it once GTK has printing support. If I want to develop
Windows apps, I take C#.

IMHO, Sun does know the problems well and has the resources they can
do about. Just look at what's happening with the current 1.6 builds.

> If you think Swing is good, why should you be needing or interested in
> SWT?

Because I think SWT is good as well. They both have their stengths and
weaknesses in different areas. I let the job decide what tool I use, not
my religon.
All I wanted to say is that you can develop good looking Swing apps that
appeal Windows Users and sell.
And that Metal sucks. ;)