The Swing Application Framework will not make it into Java 7, though a number of forks have subsequently sprung up to continue its development. Plans for another much requested feature, CSS-based ...

The evolution of Java desktop technology is straightforward and distinct from web UI development, which has seen much more advancement and the introduction of many new frameworks. Let's take a deep ...

However, a Hello World program with a Java Swing component requires programmers to add a package statement. While it's not the simplest Java program you could possibly write, it's worth the extra few ...

Over the last two years, I spent some time developing a GUI application using Java Swing. The application was small, consisting of several classes in the MVC (Model-View-Controller) model, but was ...

However, Jsweet does not fully emulate Java. Existing Java applications may have to be modified in some measure, in particular those which use Java-specific APIs such as Swing for the user interface.

With the release of JavaFX 2.0 the question for many Java developers is whether it’s time to start transitioning Swing applications to this new UI paradigm, and what better way to find out than ...

With JSR-223, you can use JavaScript, for example, to write a Swing application. Here is a simple Java script application that will create a JFrame with a single button with a listener: ...

Swing: "Swing application development is supported in the Extension Pack for Java by default," Zhu said. "You can directly develop any Swing application without additional setup.