Calum Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 16 Dec 2006, at 17:29, Bill Wohler wrote: > > > I'm embarking on a new project using Java/Swing which is expected to > > run in a GNU/Linux environment. I'm contemplating using the HIG > > instead of the JLFDG as I've always done and using the GTK look and > > feel rather than the default Swing look and feel. I'd be interested in > > hearing your views on the pros and cons of both of these decisions. > > > > Also, does that opinion change if the application is expected to run > > on more than one platform (like Windows or Mac). > > It won't surprise you to know that we often have the same discussions > inside Sun :) > > So far, we've always concluded that Java apps should just continue to > follow the Java guidelines.
Interesting. Thanks for the feedback. > At the same time, we've been continually > improving the gtk+ L&F for Swing, with the eventual aim that the gtk+ > L&F that will do as much of the work of ensuring GNOME HIG compliance > as possible, when the Java app is running in a GNOME environment. > > We're certainly not there yet (especially wrt button order and file > dialogs), but Java 6 is a further improvement over Java 5 in that > regard. The other major obvious difference for me besides the button order is capitalization: headline versus sentence. Wonder if the L&F can fix that too... ;-) -- Bill Wohler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.newt.com/wohler/ GnuPG ID:610BD9AD _______________________________________________ Usability mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability
