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Re: SynthLookAndFeel

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On 20 Jan, 14:07, Luke Webber <l...@webber.com.au> wrote:
> I've just recently discovered the Synth L&F, and I must profess myself a
> little surprised at how very little has been made of it. It looks like a
> great way of giving an app or apps and individual look.
>
> Obviously, it's far from perfect. The lack of a useful default is
> probably the biggest drawback. Nevertheless, I would have expected a
> tool like this to lead to a profusion of commercial and open-source
> PLAFs, and a lot more discussion on Usenet than I can find.
>
> My present employers are kind of obsessed with skinning, but to date,
> this has been very badly handled. The usual approach is to create an
> entirely new copy of the code for every client. Smart. <g>
>
> The solution being touted at present is to redevelop the app in Flash,
> which is no solution at all. Flash is a pig to program, and skinning is,
> shall we say "non-trivial". To put it mildly.
>
> Understandably, I'd like to change this direction and lead them gently
> back to sanity (ie Java), and in Synth I may have found the lever that I
> need.
>
> So, I suppose my question is, what's wrong with Synth? Why hasn't it
> taken the world by storm? Is anybody using it at all, leaving aside the
> Windows and Motif L&Fs.
>
> Many thanks for any and all advice.
>
> Luke

One of the better L&Fs based upon Synth I am aware of is Synthetica
L&F
http://www.javasoft.de/jsf/public/products/synthetica

There are some other resources if you want to get started with Synth
here (not much but
at least its something)..

Fr=E9d=E9ric Lavigne's page on Synth: http://synth.l2fprod.com/
Synth File Format (JDK 1.5.0): http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/
javax/swing/plaf/synth/doc-files/synthFileFormat.html
Getting to know Synth: http://java.sun.com/developer/JDCTechTips/2004/
tt1019.html#2
The Synth Look and Feel by Scott Violet: http://www.javadesktop.org/
articles/synth/index.html
Synth Week, Load Themes From Anywhere: http://weblogs.java.net/blog/
gfx/archive/2005/09/synth_week_load.html
Synth studio: http://weblogs.java.net/blog/gfx/archive/2005/09/
synth_studio.html
Tiger and the Magic of Synth: http://www.orablogs.com/duffblog/
archives/000120.html
Synth Week, Custom Lines Style: http://weblogs.java.net/blog/gfx/
archive/2005/09/synth_week_cust.html
Synth and JTree: http://jroller.com/page/robertblixt/20050704

Most of these are unfortunately very introductory and basic.
And there is still lots to be improved in Synth.

:: Robert

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