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Re: New in Java 7: JLayer

From jebblue <n@n.nnn>
Subject Re: New in Java 7: JLayer
Newsgroups comp.lang.java.programmer
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Date 2011-05-20 18:17 -0500

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On Thu, 19 May 2011 20:54:40 -0700, Nasser M. Abbasi wrote:

> On 5/19/2011 7:45 PM, jebblue wrote:
>> On Thu, 19 May 2011 11:07:35 -0700, markspace wrote:
>>
>>> I just saw this in the Java 7 API and it looks pretty cool.  It's a
>>> new lighter weight way to modify the Look and Feel of Java Swing
>>> components:
>>>
>>> <http://download.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/misc/jlayer.html>
>>
>> I think Swing and SWT as well as other platform toolkits are on their
>> way out, being replaced by CSS and JA geniuses.
>>
>>
> What is "JA" ? You mean JavaScript?

It was a typo.
 
> What I do not understand is how would doing the whole GUI in Javascript,
> running inside the browser, would be any better or different than say
> using Java applets, which is also a GUIcode running inside the browser.

Tell me about it I totally agree.

> Since the browser is the new 'OS' of the future in the minds of many,
> then why would using Javascript be any better than using Java, if the
> goal is to run things insider the browser? Java can run inside the
> browser already.

You're preaching to the choir.
 
> At least Java is real language than can be compiled and I think a better
> language to work with, than some scripting language to build the future
> of computing on.

I totally concur.

> I run many Javascript demos on new HTML5 web sites, and I do not see
> them any faster or better than using Java applets. some take time to
> start, some are slow, etc... So, what is new? I see the same same
> performance problems I saw in the early days of Java applets but now are
> coming back when using Javascript to build so called rich internet
> application.

Yes I hold the same views.

> Or may be I missing something?

You're not missing anything.

-- 
// This is my opinion.

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New in Java 7: JLayer markspace <-@.> - 2011-05-19 11:07 -0700
  Re: New in Java 7: JLayer Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-05-19 15:37 -0400
    Re: New in Java 7: JLayer Tom Anderson <twic@urchin.earth.li> - 2011-05-20 00:56 +0100
  Re: New in Java 7: JLayer Daniele Futtorovic <da.futt.news@laposte-dot-net.invalid> - 2011-05-19 22:29 +0200
  Re: New in Java 7: JLayer jebblue <n@n.nnn> - 2011-05-19 21:45 -0500
    Re: New in Java 7: JLayer "Nasser M. Abbasi" <nma@12000.org> - 2011-05-19 20:54 -0700
      Re: New in Java 7: JLayer jebblue <n@n.nnn> - 2011-05-20 18:17 -0500
      Re: New in Java 7: JLayer "Qu0ll" <Qu0llSixFour@gmail.com> - 2011-05-21 11:26 +1000
        Re: New in Java 7: JLayer "Richard Maher" <maher_rj@hotspamnotmail.com> - 2011-05-22 15:05 +0800
          Re: New in Java 7: JLayer Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-22 19:32 +1200
            Re: New in Java 7: JLayer Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-05-22 07:44 -0400
      Re: New in Java 7: JLayer Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand> - 2011-05-22 19:31 +1200
        Re: New in Java 7: JLayer Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2011-05-22 07:48 -0400

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