Jaco Greeff wrote:
>
> The JFrame vs. Window discussion prompted me with a few enquiries. (Totally
> off-topic, please delete if you are offended :)
>
> I've just started with a Window and JInternalFrame hack last night.
> Basically I'm adding a JInternalFrame to a Window to give the "Java look &
> feel" to an application. This enbles me to not use the external
> window-manager's look & feel - overriding this with the Java look & feel for
> consistency accross window managers. (And as a bonus, Java applications are
> easy to spot :) So far, so good. The application is starting to look like
> something. Now I'm busy implementing the dragging etc.
>
> Question: has anybody done this before or can anybody help out with
> suggestions? No need for me to re-invent the wheel. (I hope)
Is there a reason to override the standard
l'n'f? I choose window managers quite deliberately
to get a consistent l'n'f across applications,
whether written in Java or whatever.
Anyway, you might get some ideas from the MDI
code available on my homepage. Not quite what
you want, but maybe another way to structure
your application.
Rich.
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