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

["Joe Smith" <ohcho@xxxxxxxxxx>]

"Philippe Marschall" <kustos@xxxxxxx> wrote in message 
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> 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.

I told them several years about this problem and they argeed that time.
But nothing has done about it! I no longer bank on Sun!

> 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.

If you think Swing is good, then you don't need SWT. SWT will be a waste
if you can do with Swing. Also it's not a good s/w engineering practice.
There is no point to use SWT. I am sure most serious SWT developers
will hate Swing.

> All I wanted to say is that you can develop good looking Swing apps that
> appeal Windows Users and sell.
> And that Metal sucks. ;)

In my last 8 years experience, I can write smoothly working widgets
in AWT and make systems work pretty well. But not with Swing.
First of all, cut & paste with mouse buttons doesn't work in Swing.

Regards.