Hi I second that about JavaFX if youo really mean NICE looking.
http://weblogs.java.net/blog/aim/archive/2009/06/insiders_guide.html http://weblogs.java.net/blog/aim/archive/javaone09/TS-5575ExtremeGUI.pdf /Per On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 8:38 AM, Jade<jada...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes and be aware that netbeans adds its own library files or jar files for > the UI layouts. I had problems with it because we had to maintain those jars > in the local maven repository which not all of them liked apparently :-s > On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 10:23 AM, Jon Laidler <zon...@ozemail.com.au> wrote: > >> >> Netbeans v6.5 Windows and Linux version is bundled with a GUI builder, >> earlier version of Netbeans used Matisse. >> >> >> John Armstrong-3 wrote: >> > >> > I do a lot of swing using matisse for visual layout and it works >> > fantastic. I then use install4j and create os native looking apps and >> > installers with full os hinting etc (start menu etc). >> > >> > Bummer is it that matisse is only windows compat. >> > >> > Matisse is bundled in myeclipseide which I feel is reasonably priced. >> > >> > John >> > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Jeremy Thomerson <jer...@wickettraining.com> >> > >> > Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:54:47 >> > To: <users@wicket.apache.org> >> > Subject: [OFF TOPIC] Java desktop applications >> > >> > >> > I would like to build a nice-looking java desktop application. I hope >> > that isn't an oxymoron :). I have built some desktop apps before - a >> > lot of command line utilities in various languages, and some GUI apps >> > (perl, java, python, php, even vb (yikes!), c# etc...). >> > >> > The question is - what framework do you use for your UI components and >> > layout on a desktop app? I would like to use Java because I'll be >> > most efficient with it and it will work for me on linux machines and >> > others on Windoze, etc.. But when I've built Swing apps in the past, >> > I have hated having to layout everything in the code and I can never >> > make anything aesthetically pleasing. So.... >> > >> > 1 - do you have any recommendations on a good framework for nice >> > looking desktop apps? >> > 2 - any other recommendations for desktop apps in general? >> > 3 - It should be a lightweight, easy install - and I would prefer to >> > stay away from using the Eclipse framework for building the app (I use >> > the IDE but it doesn't need to be something that heavy for the GUI) >> > 4 - I have even thought about building an app that opens a swing >> > window that contains an embedded browser and jetty servlet running the >> > app so that I can use Wicket. Has anyone thought of or done this >> > before? >> > >> > Basically, it's a CRUD application, but containing personal data that >> > the user should not store on someone else's server. I would use an >> > embedded database that stores the data with encryption. >> > >> > Ideas? >> > >> > -- >> > Jeremy Thomerson >> > http://www.wickettraining.com >> > >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@wicket.apache.org >> > For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@wicket.apache.org >> > >> > >> > >> >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://www.nabble.com/-OFF-TOPIC--Java-desktop-applications-tp23989810p23992828.html >> Sent from the Wicket - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@wicket.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@wicket.apache.org >> >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@wicket.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@wicket.apache.org
