So to clarify am I right in saying that the current plan is: * current jwd GUI will be maintained and should continue to work on Windows but won't be improved
* current jwdp GUI will not be maintained and is likely to be broken by J7.01 * The base install for J7.01 is likely just to have jconsole & jhs JFEs as well as at least command line interfaces for Package Manager & Project manager. * A GTK GUI replacement for the jwd & jwdp GUIs will be made available via the Package Manager. > From: Eric Iverson > > 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
