True the next version of jdk is going to have swing built in but from my
experience in the last few months using swing, it is to buggy and to
unstable to be used for a wm. This due to the fact that sun doesn't seem
to be activelly fixing bugs in its code, instead it is waiting for the
developers who find the bugs to fix them and submit there fixes. So
granted swing does make java better it is still to buggy for someone to
rely on for something as important as their desktop.
> Just for the record, the next release of the JDK (1.2) will incorporate the
> JFC(aka swing), which is designed for precisely this. I really think a Java
> windows manager will be forthcoming after everyone gets their hands on the
> swing components (yes, swing can reparent windows). I could easily see this
> as a new standard. Remember what sun had hoped for NeWS? But Java is free.
>
> I have great interest in aiding the development of a Java X manager, but
> would not want to splinter things even further. I would not start up such a
> project for that reason.
>
> Fvwm with python scripting would be a very attractive (and understandable)
> combination. That would be very likable and livable.
>
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Received on Fri May 01 1998 - 15:25:57 BST