JavaDesktop FeaturesItems from java.net's JavaDesktop Community homepage.Static layout explorer- May 20, 2008 This applet showcases the power of Teppefall Layout + MigLayout. Just click on the layout files below. There is no logic attached to these examples and you need Java 6u10 Beta b23 to run them correctly. I would like to...http://labs.teppefall.com/2008/05/static_layout_explorer.html responding to questions on Swing, RIA, and JavaFX- May 19, 2008 JavaOne raised many questions for Swing developers regarding the future of client development and I'd like to take a first stab at answering some of them.http://weblogs.java.net/blog/aim/archive/2008/05/responding_to_q.html JavaOne Exhaustion (with links!)- May 19, 2008 So another JavaOne has come to an end. This time I think I finally tried to simply do too much. I'm lucky I didn't get the Moscone flu. Still, all in all, I think we had a good showing. I'm...http://weblogs.java.net/blog/joshy/archive/2008/05/exhaustion_with.html Swing, RIA and JavaFX - interview with Amy Fowler- May 19, 2008 This year&8217;s JavaOne placed a significant emphasis on client Java. The name Amy Fowler should ring a bell for anybody who ever delved into the intricacies of Swing internal implementation, and she graciously agreed to answer a few questions that i had after attending most of the desktop track sessions. Tell us a little bit about ...http://www.pushing-pixels.org/?p=312 Party Of One: Conclusion- May 18, 2008 This is the final part of the series on one-man open source projects. In the previous entries i talked about the different facets of the issues that face single-developer projects: Development and staying passionate Maintenance and staying focused Promotion and staying committed There are a lot of big projects out there with dozens of active developers and hundreds of ...http://www.pushing-pixels.org/?p=309 Swing links of the week: May 18, 2008- May 18, 2008 Here are some Swing links that you might have missed during this week: This subject seems to come up every now and then over the last couple of years. Supporting CSS in Swing has been mentioned in Ben Galbraith&8217;s presentation at last year&8217;s JavaOne, Eitan Suez&8217;s JMatter has a CSS module in it, and the naming ...http://www.pushing-pixels.org/?p=310 Linux desktop market musings- May 17, 2008 Encumbents Red Hat ignore the tricky consumer desktop market, and focus on the enterprise. I don't blame them. Upstart Canonical focusses on the consumer desktop et al. So I wonder what the future holds for Canonical vs Red Hat. Now where's that blasted crystal ball of mine - darn thing must have rolled under the couch again.http://weblogs.java.net/blog/evanx/archive/2008/05/linux_desktop_m_1.html Party Of One: Promote- May 17, 2008 If you write it they will come. Open source software has thousands of eyeballs monitoring it for flaws. Let the code speak for itself. The code is the best documentation. Haven&8217;t we all heard this before, and haven&8217;t we all had this type of wishful thinking Alas, the harsh reality of hundreds of thousands of ...http://www.pushing-pixels.org/?p=308 Party Of One: Maintain- May 16, 2008 The previous entry on one-man open source projects has talked about the development facet. Today, i&8217;m going to talk about perhaps the most unappreciated and overlooked part of any project - the maintenance. It is my belief that if you want your project to become and stay successful, you must treat the maintenance part with ...http://www.pushing-pixels.org/?p=307 Danny Coward: Top 10 JavaOne 2008 Rich Client things- May 16, 2008 Here's my top 10 list from Java on the client at JavaOne this year. Enjoy x 10 ! ...http://blogs.sun.com/dannycoward/entry/top_10_javaone_2008_rich |