What about Java Swing? I've heard it's really turning out to be a great tool for GUI design.
Anyone know more about this? Nathaniel Horwitz http://www.nathanielhorwitz.com > yeah, Java does not suck at GUI design! As far as > programming interfaces go, it's the best I've seen, > with Pluggable Look and Feel, and robust form > control abstractions. I rarely see a Java GUI which I find impressive, from an end-user's perspective - they just look like rough versions of the VB "gray-box" GUIs from the past, and tend to be pretty slow, unresponsive and crash-prone at that. > The first versions of Java may have sucked, but its WAY > better now. Don't be close minded about Java, it runs more > than applets these days (the next version of ColdFusion > for one). Well, yes, but there's no GUI involved there. No Swing, no AWT. And that's where I think Java excels - as a server-side language. I don't necessarily blame Java for the failure of its GUI components, since there's no other really good example of truly cross-platform GUI components in common use, but whenever I see a Java GUI, I always tend to cringe a bit. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ voice: (202) 797-5496 fax: (202) 797-5444 ______________________________________________________________________ Get Your Own Dedicated Windows 2000 Server PIII 800 / 256 MB RAM / 40 GB HD / 20 GB MO/XFER Instant Activation � $99/Month � Free Setup http://www.pennyhost.com/redirect.cfm?adcode=coldfusionb FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
