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Re: Swing Application Framework Dead

Date	2012-03-04 12:59 -0500
From	Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.java.programmer
Subject	Re: Swing Application Framework Dead
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On 3/4/2012 11:27 AM, Jan Burse wrote:
> markspace schrieb:
>> We occasionally get JSR 296 (SAF) questions here on cljp. For you older
>> hands, I thought I'd point out that NetBeans 7.1 has finally removed
>> support for SAF. Their wizard for "Java Desktop" is gone, and it was
>> done on purpose. Only the regular "Java" platform remains in the New
>> Project wizard.
>>
>> So if anyone shows up with an older version of NetBeans and has a
>> question, we can tell them that all support has been pulled and everyone
>> finally agrees JSR 296 has bit it.
>>
>> JSR 296 has ceased to be, expired and gone to meet its maker, it's a
>> stiff, bereft of life, rests in peace, if you hadn't nailed it to the
>> perch it'd be pushing up the daisies, its metabolic processes are now
>> 'istory, it's off the twig, kicked the bucket, shuffled off 'is mortal
>> coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisible.
>>
>> This is an ex-parrot.
>
> Maybe supperseeded by android.app.*.

As Android is not part of JCP Java: no.

> Can SAF be considered something inbetween
> Swing and Eclipse? What other similar
> frameworks like SAF are available now?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swing_Application_Framework#Forks_and_Alternatives

I think RCP is by far the most widely used.

Arne

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Swing Application Framework Dead markspace <-@.> - 2012-03-03 13:52 -0800
  Re: Swing Application Framework Dead Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2012-03-03 21:17 -0500
    Re: Swing Application Framework Dead Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2012-03-03 21:27 -0500
      Re: Swing Application Framework Dead markspace <-@.> - 2012-03-03 20:00 -0800
        Re: Swing Application Framework Dead Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-03-04 09:31 -0500
          Re: Swing Application Framework Dead Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2012-03-04 14:34 -0500
      Re: Swing Application Framework Dead "John B. Matthews" <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2012-03-03 23:52 -0500
  Re: Swing Application Framework Dead Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2012-03-04 17:27 +0100
    Re: Swing Application Framework Dead Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-03-04 12:59 -0500
    Re: Swing Application Framework Dead Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2012-03-04 13:58 -0500
      Re: Swing Application Framework Dead Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom3minus1@eastlink.ca> - 2012-03-04 16:31 -0400
        Re: Swing Application Framework Dead Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2012-03-04 16:13 -0500
          Re: Swing Application Framework Dead Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2012-03-04 16:20 -0500
            Re: Swing Application Framework Dead Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-03-04 21:03 -0500
          Re: Swing Application Framework Dead Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2012-03-04 22:20 +0100
            Re: Swing Application Framework Dead Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom3minus1@eastlink.ca> - 2012-03-04 18:15 -0400
              Re: Swing Application Framework Dead David Lamb <dalamb@cs.queensu.ca> - 2012-03-05 16:26 -0500
            Re: Swing Application Framework Dead Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-03-04 17:44 -0500
            Re: Swing Application Framework Dead markspace <-@.> - 2012-03-05 08:14 -0800
            Re: Swing Application Framework Dead Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2012-03-06 07:06 -0500
      Re: Swing Application Framework Dead Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2012-03-04 22:18 +0100
        Re: Swing Application Framework Dead Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom3minus1@eastlink.ca> - 2012-03-04 18:21 -0400
      Re: Swing Application Framework Dead Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-03-04 20:55 -0500
        Re: Swing Application Framework Dead Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2012-03-05 02:39 -0800
        Re: Swing Application Framework Dead David Lamb <dalamb@cs.queensu.ca> - 2012-03-05 16:35 -0500
          Re: Swing Application Framework Dead Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-03-06 17:21 -0500
    Re: Swing Application Framework Dead Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2012-03-04 20:20 +0100
      Re: Swing Application Framework Dead Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2012-03-04 21:49 +0100
    Re: Swing Application Framework Dead Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2012-03-04 17:18 -0500
    AAA Abstract Application Annotations Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2012-03-04 22:29 -0500
      Re: AAA Abstract Application Annotations Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2012-03-05 20:38 +0100
        Re: AAA Abstract Application Annotations Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2012-03-05 15:06 -0500
          Re: AAA Abstract Application Annotations Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2012-03-06 19:36 +0100

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