>>>>> "Jean-Pierre" == Jean-Pierre Chretien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

Jean-Pierre> I didn't mean Java as a tool to write downloadable code
Jean-Pierre> on the Web, I meant Java as an Object Oriented tool to
Jean-Pierre> set up portable User Interfaces, just to replace the
Jean-Pierre> xforms part.  The problem with the applets comes mostly
Jean-Pierre> from the version of the code embedded with the WWW
Jean-Pierre> client, that the user cannot control.

The problem is that Java is not only a UI (AWT/Swing) but really a new
programming language. In the search for GUIs, we have restricted
ourseves to the ones which work reasonably with C++. 

Jean-Pierre> Seems to me that there is the same amount of work to turn
Jean-Pierre> xforms into Java than in any other UI.  I do not know
Jean-Pierre> about kde, but I suppose that the job was done once to
Jean-Pierre> get the kde interface ?

The kde interface is still done in C++. I do not see your point.

JMarc

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