Hi all,
I'm sure that this question has been asked several times before but I'm
wondering if anybody has looked at using Gtk for the peer components in the
AWT. Java allows for the peers to be defined by the implementation, and so I
think it would be really nice (and even a bit unique) if there was an
implementation of the AWT in GTK. There seems to be no reason to stay tied
to motif (which is 1: not free 2: bulky and 3: must be used as statically
linked for those of us who dont have motif installed on our system).
With the current linux trend steering towards Gnome/GTK , it would be really
fantastic for there to be an AWT implementation in GTK. Some ppl mentioned
earlier about implementing GTL l&f in swing, but this would remove that
necessity and also provide a very significant speed increase.
In short, the source code availablility of GTK and the non-restriciveness of
the peering interface in the JDK should allow us to port the AWT to use GTK
for its peering widgets with a fair degree of ease.
If there are any significant technical reasons why this is not possible,
could somebody enlighten me? I think its a good idea.
Regards,
Paul Duran
