The benefit of GWT being Java based is that you can reuse a lot of your existing swing application classes that are not UI specific. So if you're using the MVC pattern, you should just need to swap out the V that's swing based with a View that's GWT based. An automatic conversion program from Swing to GWT is not available AFAIK.
-- Arthur Kalmenson On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 8:56 PM, FractalBob <[email protected]> wrote: > > Actually, Java2Script seems to do a pretty good job of conversion and > may well do what I need. > > I'm still going to experiment with GWT to see how far I can go with > it. > > > On Feb 19, 5:41 pm, Daniel Jue <[email protected]> wrote: >> Bob, I don't mean to be rude, but led you to believe there was a >> conversion program or plugin? I don't think there is one, at least >> not any free ones I've heard of. >> The conversion is a manual process. I suggest you pick up a book on >> GWT or try the samples to see how different is is from your swing app, >> and then try to discover how you can reuse your old code. If your old >> code has a good design, you won't have to touch certain classes that >> have nothing to do with the GUI. But you will have to write code. >> (imagine the 'will' being in bold italics) >> Some people like Cypal, and it's easy to get started with it. It even >> has it's own mailing list that you will want to join if you have Cypal >> specific questions. >> >> On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 6:56 PM, FractalBob <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Thanks for your reply, Daniel. >> >> > I don't know if this is relevant, but I used Eclipse to develop the >> > application. I also just downloaded Cypal Studio, which is supposed to >> > help convert Eclipse projects, but I haven't tried it yet. Do you >> > think it will help? >> >> > Bob >> >> > On Feb 19, 3:52 pm, Daniel Jue <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 6:21 PM, FractalBob <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> > Hi, >> >> >> > I developed a Swing-based mail application that I'd like to convert to >> >> > JavaScript. Is this the sort of thing that GWT can do? >> >> >> No, it's not going to convert it for you. Your benefit is that >> >> building the GUI is similar to building a Swing GUI, AFAIK. So there >> >> is less work for you to do compared to say, converting a PHP or JSP >> >> application. >> >> I don't think there is a tool to convert it. Plus the Sync/Async RPC >> >> methodology is probably something new you will have to learn. >> >> >> > If so, how do I >> >> > run GWTCompiler? I added the four JAR files contained in the GWT >> >> > distribution to my CLASSPATH, but the java interpreter can't find >> >> > GWTCompiler. TIA. >> >> >> > Bob > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Web Toolkit" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Web-Toolkit?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
