On Thu, 15 Mar 2018, 02:54 Chuck Davis, <[email protected]> wrote: > The only reason I've heard for using HTML is it looks better. Well, if you > don't like the looks of Swing change the L&F! If there's no L&F you like, > create one. >
You do realise the relative difference in workload involved there?! But I know VERY well > what business users need; browsers can't cut it but Swing provides > everything the financial side of businesses need and want. > I'll be the first one to say I don't think a HTML toolkit is going to cut it for all cases, but have you seriously looked at and used any of the browser-based financial packages aimed at SME's? It's possible to build a UI / UX at least as productive as Swing there, and it's potentially easier to develop too. Anyway, this whole thing is going a bit in circles. We need to look at improving the POCs in NetBeans to be able to show where (and where not) this approach is viable and useful. Best wishes, Neil -- Neil C Smith Artist & Technologist www.neilcsmith.net Praxis LIVE - hybrid visual IDE for creative coding - www.praxislive.org
