Java 2 ( AKA JDK 1.2 ) does have swing ( AKA JFC ) included as
a standard extension ( "javax.*" ) package. For any other JDK 1.1.x release
you can download the current version of JFC\swing from sun directly and
use it because in is 100% pure java.
I hope this clears it up for you.
Cheers
Chris
:-)
Glenn Hudson wrote:
> To Whomever can help,
>
> I am fairly new to Linux, so please excuse my ignorance. Am am also
> just beginning with JAVA but it is becoming a must for my work. I have
> quite a bit of C++, C++ Builder 3.0 experience on DOS/Win32 pIatforms so
> things look some what familiar in java. I was going to try and get a free
> head start with java by trying Freebuilder.org' s java IDE but have run
> into a stumbling block. Their web site claims that Blackdown.org contains
> the Linux port of both JDK and Swing. The problem is that I can only find
> the JDK. Am I looking in the wrong place ? Is swing now part of the jdk
> 1.1.7 ? Since JavaSoft claims that swing 1.1 is 100% java code, is it the
> case that I simply download it from their site. I am really confused at
> this point......any help would be greatly appreciated !!!
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Glenn T. Hudson
> Dir. of Labs, SBS
> State University of NY @ StonyBrook
> 516-632-6989
> Fax: 516-632-9220
