My understanding (this release that you link to is very nebulous...it
doesn't really say the level of support) from what SB has said on this
list is that they are just giving the team early-access to the source
code AND the compatibility checker (JCK). Is this all they are doing, or
are there
No, to everyone's disappointment, they do not. Linux support is number
one (by a friggin' huge margin--like six or seven to one) on the JDC bug
parade at developer.javasoft.com, but as of yet (as far as I know) no
official announcements have been made about Linux support. Too much of a
threa
I may be wrong about this, but I believe AWT and Swing componenets are
NOT supposed to be mixed like that (layered, that is), unless you want
the AWT components to always be on top. This is because (correct me if
I'm wrong, someone, but I vaguely recall reading this on one of those
Swing tutu
You're working with a part of Java2D as part of your doctoral thesis!?
Wow. Be sure to send a copy of your results to the folks at Sun so they
can include the research in their efforts. I heard from a Professor once
(who was almost one of the founding people at Sun--good friend of Bill
Joy
