tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24509428.post115359605190398943..comments2023-10-29T14:50:01.703+00:00Comments on Bull's Blog: Can we learn anything new from Swing?Ian Bullhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02668098567506210626noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24509428.post-1153775687968733482006-07-24T21:14:00.000+00:002006-07-24T21:14:00.000+00:00The Nebula project is designed to be very open and...The Nebula project is designed to be very open and we hope to have all kinds of widgets end up in Nebula. The Grid widget may not be so 'sexy' but tables/grids have been a pain for many RCP developers for a some time. Both Grid (KTable and others too) and the changes in the core SWT Table have changed that. <BR/><BR/>You can expect more exciting widgets to come. Widgets that don't have native peers. I do also have plans to provide some more appealing sample applications in the future. <BR/><BR/>Stay tuned!Chris Grosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12366188927952959564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24509428.post-1153730799441356782006-07-24T08:46:00.000+00:002006-07-24T08:46:00.000+00:00Is it just me, or do 'sexy' apps like WinAmp actua...Is it just me, or do 'sexy' apps like WinAmp actually make you want to barf? Most of the time, they're hideous from a user interface perspective, often with subtle graphics for doing mundane operations.<BR/><BR/>Don't get me wrong, I enjoy a good graphical adventure game ala Kings Quest, but having an application hide its functionality behind a collection of random graphics (especially those that appear/disappear as you move your mouse over to them) is the antithesis of good design.<BR/><BR/>In fact, the only good use of skinnability is the look-and-feel for Swing <A HREF="http://napkinlaf.sourceforge.net" REL="nofollow">Napkin look and feel</A>.<BR/><BR/>However, I do think that there's a good point; having widgets are one thing, and having a good demonstrator app that shows how those widgets can be used is a good thing. I would say that having a business-focussed set of apps is probably the right way to go; have an application that is targetted towards a particular type of user (e.g. reporting and drill-down) and you'll start to see the benefit of where to use those widgets.AlBluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06362201865553416948noreply@blogger.com