The j.exe front is likely to be with us for quite a while. But it probably won't get any (or very little development). Nothing we are doing invalidates the current dll interface which is all that j.exe depends on. But the j.jar front end has always been a bit of a disappointment and perhaps more trouble than it was worth.
On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 1:33 PM, Murray Eisenberg <[email protected]>wrote: > Subject says status. > > However, I find very dismaying the prospect that anything like the > current front end will disappear, to be replaced by a browser interface. > > The J6 front end is lean -- just a title bar and a menu bar. But, > because I use my browser for browsing, it takes up lots of screen space > with navigation toolbar, search toolbar, bookmarks toolbar, status bar, > etc. > > Moreover, with the J6 front end, I have immediate access to the File, > Edit, Run, Tools, Studio, etc., menus. At least as implemented so far, > J701 seems to require > > But I do understand the reasons for wanting to shift to this new > paradigm for the front end: eliminate (most) developer hassling with > API for multiple platforms. > > Murray > > -- > Murray Eisenberg [email protected] > Mathematics & Statistics Dept. > Lederle Graduate Research Tower phone 413 549-1020 (H) > University of Massachusetts 413 545-2859 (W) > 710 North Pleasant Street fax 413 545-1801 > Amherst, MA 01003-9305 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
