> I want todevelop a Java Application to manage concurrent database actions
> and informations..
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> My question is whether i should use Swing or SWT/JFace for my GUI!?
Unless you have a good reason to use SWT, you should stick with Swing.
SWT is non-standard, and it makes deployment much more difficult. There
can be good reasons to use it, but presumption points the other way.

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> My question is whether i should use Swing or SWT/JFace for my GUI!?
I have been using Swing for a few years but have been considering
switching to SWT because of Look & Feel issues. However, IMHO Java 5 does
a pretty good job of looking native, compared to previous attempts by Sun
to get a Swing app to look native.
Primarily I use Linux and a number of the Gnome themes render well under
Java 5. It is not perfect and a little on the slow side compared to the
standard Swing metal theme, but it works well enough for me to stop
considering using SWT/JFace.
> And if I should use SWT/JFace do you know a practical Plugin for Eclipse
> which suports SWT/JFace?
I believe there are GUI builders for both Swing and SWT available on the
Eclipse website, but I haven't tried them.
Regards,
Paul.

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Hauke Hutschenreiter - 27 Dec 2004 19:54 GMT
thanks for your help..
I think i stuck on swing;-)
c u Hauke
>> My question is whether i should use Swing or SWT/JFace for my GUI!?
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> Paul.