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Date:      Tue, 17 Feb 1998 14:34:48 -0700
From:      Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com>
To:        Sean Kelly <kelly@plutotech.com>
Cc:        Adam Capell <acapell@value.net>, java@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Sunsoft swing classes
Message-ID:  <199802172134.OAA29842@mt.sri.com>
In-Reply-To: <34E9EEFE.D24DAA09@plutotech.com>
References:  <34E9EBD7.3DDB6BE8@value.net> <34E9EEFE.D24DAA09@plutotech.com>

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> > Swing seems to work OK, but
> > there are huge differences in appearence between Win32 and Motif
> > components, so much that they don't seem to be the same components at
> > all.
> 
> That's part of the point of Swing: you get a standard look-and-feel no
> matter what platform you're using.
> 
> Although the goals of the AWT are noble, it turns out for some
> applications that a native look-and-feel from platform to platform works
> out to be sub-optimal.  Swing applications look the same from platform to
> platform.

That is no longer the case.  They have a different look and feel now
depending on the platform, which is IMHO a step in the wrong direction.
But, it's apparently necessary to skirt legal/licensing issues.


Nate

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