> The alpha version of the XML-2-Swing conversion engine codenamed SWIX is > ready to go OPEN-SOURCE. SWIX is a great acronym/name! :-)
Unfortunately swix.com/net/org are all taken. :-( Howabout SWIXML? "Simple Windowing Interfaces in XML" swixml.org/net/com are all available... I'd be happy to register one if folks like it and point it to the sourceforge site. And I really like the change in the XMl to calling the window frame a... well, a frame (instead of a thinlet or a swinglet). > Already much effort went into this first alpha release and while we are by > far not alone with the XML-to-Swing approach, all currently available > projects (and there are about 10) go either too far, converting the > client-side into a portal server, or re-invert JSP, with IF/THEN/ELSE and > LOOP statements inside the XML. I like the idea of keeping the UI xml simple. KISS I also believe the project could gain a lot of ground if the xml was kept language neutral. I don't know if that's possible or not, and still keep it simple, but I think it's worthy at least of consideration. XUL tries...but it isn't simple. I'd love to be able to keep the same UI descriptor and use a SWIXML.DLL from C#. I know that's heresy in this community...but I like to hedge my bets...and C# will produce runnable exe/cutables that can run on a _lot_ of desktops. > If you have read through the mail, looked at some of the other XUL-to-Swing > converter projects and still would like to get involved, please send me an > Email _now_: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Ok - I'm interested, but I'm going to post this in the forum just to publicly show support. :-) > I would be nice if you could answer a couple of questions: I've been working with Java for almost 3 years, but mostly server-side so I'm a newbie for Swing. I have a project that will be a rich client based on Swing and using web services to 'talk' to the backend. For this, I would prefer to use SWIXML assuming it can reach a stable 1.0 milestone within 4 months. (prefer stable over feature rich). I may potentially be working 20-30 hours a week professionally on a Swing UI based project. That should afford some time (plus afterhours coding) to spend on the SWIX project... but since I'm a swing newbie - I may be more useful for QA/bug reporting than raw coding. > How would you prefer to share code, have you worked with SmartCVS etc.? Sourceforge's CVS would be fine. The chap who wrote SmartCVS is quite amiable and responsive - the product is certainly worth using. (albiet, I'm still more accustomed to the free WinCVS.org) > Even if you think you might not be the perfect fit for this project - your > input could still be very useful - and btw., I hope to be able to help. :-) > Based on the work I did with Theodore, I'm planning to write a SWIX based > SWIX Editor named Franklin. A first prototype able to work 3 different > widget has already been completed, see screen-shot here: Fantastic! Cheers, Timo
