A common complaint about Java desktop applications is that they do not have a look and feel that is consistent with the operating system. Is this really a problem? Does anyone really care about UI consistency? Microsoft doesn’t, at least not in the same way as the complainers, and in this case I agree with […]

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Trying to design an interface is nothing short of agonizing at times when we are dealing with users and their needs (or more to the point, requests). Most of us can relate to how hard it can be to get coherent requirements for an application.

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We all know that Swing has some issues of devability (usability from the developer point of view) and completeness. Now, SWT combined with JFace has indeed been impressive in many regards. I believe the issue of completeness has been addressed nicely with SWT. As far as devability, I think the jury is still out because […]

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I came across an article on oreillynet.com discussing the lack of open source projects pertaining to Java Swing. I posted the following and hope that it can be of benefit:

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The fact is, Swing is not a “newbie-friendly” library. In fact once you become intimate with Swing you still may find it tedious to work with. Other well-known languages such as VB, Delphi, and C/C++ often have RAD builders that have greatly simplified development of user interfaces and - to give credit - have aided […]

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