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Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 14:08:37 -0800
From: Giao Nguyen <giao@learnix.com>
To: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com>, Sean Kelly <kelly@plutotech.com>
Cc: Adam Capell <acapell@value.net>, java@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: Sunsoft swing classes
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Nate Williams said:
> > 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.

This will be until the new look and feels are complete. For example
the Metal look and feel and the Mac look and feel. Again, if legal problems
exist for the Mac L&F, we always have the Metal L&F which looks pretty 

Giao

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