Swing wouldn't be a problem, the same would apply to either IDE, but I'm guessing tiny icons and two or three level menus would be an issue. I imagine some keyboard shortcuts would be difficult/impossible to type and their menu equivalent too cumbersome to use.
On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 9:38 PM, Fabrizio Giudici < [email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, 08 Mar 2012 01:11:40 +0100, Ricky Clarkson < > [email protected]> wrote: > > It'd need a serious UI overhaul to be usable (but then it does anyway, >> right?) even if a JVM existed. >> > > On a tablet Swing would be usable as is, of course it would appear dated > and not completely integrated with the environment, but being an IDE a > product targeted to developers you wouldn't run into any relevant user > experience impact; nevertheless you could run the IDE now and people could > start incrementally porting the UI to Android widgets. > > > -- > Fabrizio Giudici - Java Architect, Project Manager > Tidalwave s.a.s. - "We make Java work. Everywhere." > [email protected] > http://tidalwave.it - http://fabriziogiudici.it > -- 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.
