On Nov 12, 10:46 am, RogerV <[email protected]> wrote: > The same philosophy of UI that has worked well for Adobe Flash/Flex/ > AIR applications can work for Java, i.e., it is not essential to look > exactly like the underlying OS UI aesthetics (and looking > substantially better can even be a plus).
"Worked well" is subjective. I think most Flash/Air desktop apps look horrible. In addition, nearly all have UI quirks, bugs and various malbehaviours that you don't find in apps built using native widgets. Frankly the idea of every app having its own LaF seems like a nightmarish hell to me. Most app developers don't have the skills to develop pleasant user interfaces and need to rely on the OS to help out with that. Having native LaF is important. Paul PS. And I am going to say it. Nimbus is not exactly a stunner looks- wise either. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" 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/javaposse?hl=en.
