[ews.eclipse.technology.desk] Re: What else is out there?

[Robert Enyedi <renyedi@xxxxxxxxx>]

And there's one project I found interesting:

http://www.tolstoy.com/samizdat/jconfig.html

This addresses many desktop issues. The last time I tried it it worked
well on Windows but poor on Linux.

As the statement at the bottom of the page says, they tried to 
standardize it (I suppose through the JCP) but without success. However, 
they might be willing to donate/contribute some code.


Ian Darwin wrote:
> I'm surprised nobody has mentioned on this list that Sun's Java Desktop 
> Project already exists and does many of the things people are talking 
> about.
>
> "The JDesktop Integration Components" (JDIC) project aims to make 
> Java[based apps] first-class citizens of current desktop platforms 
> without sacrificing platform independence". Current support includes
> registering as a file type handler, email, embedding the native web 
> browser, "tray" icons where supported, creating installer packages, 
> system screensavers in Java...
>
> Is there some requirement for the Eclipse Foundation to single-handedly 
> re-invent every wheel, or is there a chance of working together with Sun 
> on this one particular project?
>
> At least look at what they've done and how much code is involved.
> See if their code license is miscible with the Eclipse license and avoid 
> some reinvention.
>
> http://javadesktop.org/ is the home site.
>
> https://jdic.dev.java.net/ is the code site.
>
> Ian