Roo’s Ramblings

I think many people who know me know I’m make quite a lot of my GUI apps in Java. Whilst I found the API a struggle at first, I soon realised that it was extremely powerful and flexible. I do believe that Java’s Swing toolkit is excellent - it’s largely spoiled by it’s poor looking cross-platform look and feel.

Still, some people may know about Jacman - a Swing app which I think it looks pretty darn good. And there’s Romain Guy et al’s Aerith which is a superb looking app. Java is powerful; Swing is powerful - where are all the desktop apps?
I therefore wanted to start something which acts as a focal point for are issues relating to Swing and the Desktop Java effort.  A showcase for good quality apps; discussion about Desktop Java issues; and a place for showing off little tips and tricks. So, SwingBling is the place to go. (Do get in touch if you are using some handy Java apps that you think others would like to know about.)
The first post was Java 6 on the desktop - part 1 which  is an overview on some of the improvements users of Swing desktop apps will benefit from in with the soon-to-be-released Java 6. (This was also linked to on OSNews).

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