Hmm another even more ot question then are, how does spring/juice/hibernate integrate with swing? As you mention there are no management of application lifecycle..?
2009/1/28 Piller Sébastien <[email protected]> > Hi, > > Swing is more an API than a framework (it provides components, models, etc) > but it is a bit less powerfull (it doesn't manage your application life > cycle neither the "request" cycle, don't have any builtin error management, > etc). > > But it is great to use and learn, far easier than web dev, almost no > compatibility issue between jre versions, looks pretty nice (builtin > selectable "look and feel", etc.), has a lot of powerfull components (tree, > table, spinners, panels where you can draw lines and circles, ...) and > layouts, and runs much faster than a webapp (but everybody knows than > desktop are faster than networks), etc... > > If you need to do desktop dev, I guess swing is the best choice. Others > usually used API are SWT (used for Eclipse) or AWT (ancestor of swing), etc. > > ;) > > nino martinez wael a écrit : > >> Hi Guys >> >> >> I've havent done much desktop development but I wondered if there were >> something like wicket for desktop applications? I need it to be a desktop >> application because I need to manipulate the keyboard etc, via robot. (I >> have been thinking of embedding winstone in a jar with a wicket >> application >> and just run it locally on each desktop, but that seems really overkill >> and >> will not let me manipulate the desktop). >> >> So I've looked at Eclipse RCP, but it does quite not feel like a light >> weight way, it might just be me.. What else would you guys suggest, I >> could >> look into? >> >> regards Nino >> >> >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >
