Using multiple skins for different Swing windows
With Substance 5.0 (currently under development) it is possible to use different skins for different top-level windows (such as frames and dialogs)!... more »
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Swing links of the week: June 1, 2008
Here are some Swing links that you might have missed during this week.
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Swing, RIA and JVM dynamic languages - interview with Andres Almiray
A prolific blogger, a frequent presenter at conferences and a tireless advocate of Groovy. Meet Andres Almiray as the interview series on Swing, RIA,... more »
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FEST-Swing 1.0a2: Fluent interface for testing Swing GUIs
We are proud to announce the release of FEST-Swing 1.0-Alpha2. This release includes many bug fixes and new features, including support for custom... more »
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Swing links of the week: April 20, 2008
Here are some Swing links that you might have missed during this week
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Swing links of the week: April 13, 2008
Here are some Swing links that you might have missed during this week.
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3D desktop disappointment
There is a bug in Java (6429775). It seems like jdk6 doesn't handle Compiz nor Beryl correctly (Linux window managers.) The odd thing is that it is... more »
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Auto-scrolling in Swing applications
Auto-scrolling is a feature that can be found in most mainstream modern applications. Pressing the middle mouse button transfers the application into... more »
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UnFIT for use
The only thing FIT is good for, is using it as a tool to help communicate with a customer. That’s it.
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Static considered harmful?
Gilad makes the case that static, that staple of C++, C#/VB.NET, and Java, does not belong. I think Gilad conflates a few things, but he's also got... more »
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Release candidate for Flamingo 3.0
The release candidate for version 3.0 of Flamingo component suite (code-named Deirdre) is available. The goal of this project is to provide a small... more »
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Evolving the language
(Very) interesting point of view about changes in the Java language (starting from closures)
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Swing buzz: flying above the radar
Interesting news covering Nimbus, Direct3D-accelerated pipeline, contributing to OpenJDK and a couple of bugs that when fixed, can seriously improve... more »
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Release candidate for Substance 4.2
The release candidate for version 4.2 of Substance look-and-feel (code-named Memphis) is available.
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GraphicsBuilder 0.4.4 is out
I'm pleased to announce that GraphicsBuilder 0.4.4 has been released.
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Substance theme pack updated
In addition to about twenty core Substance themes, the theme pack plugin provides even more themes to create a unique look for your Swing... more »
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GraphicsBuilder: animations
TimingFramework based animations have found their way into GraphicsBuilder.
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Swing links of the week: December 16, 2007
Here are some Swing links that you might have missed during this week:
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Swing links of the week: November 4, 2007
Here are some Swing links that you might have missed during this week.
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Why I don’t care about Java 6 on Leopard
Kirill shares a pragmatic point of view about Leopard and Java 6.
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Swing links of the week: October 28, 2007
Here are some Swing links that you might have missed during this week.
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Adding DZone voting widget to a JRoller blog
The folks at DZone have released a cool voting widget. I decided to give it a try.
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Mock Objects: Shortcomings and Use Cases
This article shows how Mock Objects, a testing technique from the XP community, can help programmers write unit tests. It also considers the... more »
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Excellent Groovy Tutorial
Groovy Tutorial by Dr. Paul King presented at Agile 2007. Covers several interesting topics like language features, builders, testing, data access,... more »
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Using Mylyn with Google Code
Using Mylyn to work on tasks in a project hosted at Google Code is pretty easy, thanks to the Generic Web Repository Connector created by Eugene... more »
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