SwingLabs
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swingLabs is a Sun
open source
project proposing extensions to the Java
Swing
GUI toolkit
. Available components include:
The aim of the project is to experiment new or enhanced GUI functionalities that are required by Rich client applications. It acts as a testbed for ideas related to client side technologies.
toolkit for future Java versions, although API compatibility is not guaranteed. Examples of these are:
Sun Microsystems
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open source
Open source
The term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology...
project proposing extensions to the Java
Java (programming language)
Java is a programming language originally developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems and released in 1995 as a core component of Sun Microsystems' Java platform. The language derives much of its syntax from C and C++ but has a simpler object model and fewer low-level facilities...
Swing
Swing (Java)
Swing is the primary Java GUI widget toolkit. It is part of Oracle's Java Foundation Classes — an API for providing a graphical user interface for Java programs....
GUI toolkit
Widget toolkit
In computing, a widget toolkit, widget library, or GUI toolkit is a set of widgets for use in designing applications with graphical user interfaces...
. Available components include:
- Sorting, filtering, highlighting for tables, trees, and lists
- Find/search
- Auto-completionAutocompleteAutocomplete is a feature provided by many web browsers, e-mail programs, search engine interfaces, source code editors, database query tools, word processors, and command line interpreters. Autocomplete involves the program predicting a word or phrase that the user wants to type in without the...
- Login/authentication framework
- TreeTable component
- Collapsible panel component
- Date picker component
- Tip of the dayTip of the dayA tip of the day is a piece of advice that is given daily. For example, many computer programs, such as those in the Microsoft Office suite, will display a tip of the day when they are started.-External links:...
component
The aim of the project is to experiment new or enhanced GUI functionalities that are required by Rich client applications. It acts as a testbed for ideas related to client side technologies.
Integration into Java API
Successful project components are eventually incorporated into the core SwingSwing (Java)
Swing is the primary Java GUI widget toolkit. It is part of Oracle's Java Foundation Classes — an API for providing a graphical user interface for Java programs....
toolkit for future Java versions, although API compatibility is not guaranteed. Examples of these are:
- the manager in Java SE 6.
- incorporation of the in Java SE 6.
- the new class in Java SE 6, which allows to launch easily associated applications registered on the native desktop, as for example : launching the user-default browser, launching the user-default mail client, launching a registered application to open, edit or print a specified file.
Sub-projects
The swingLabs project is divided into several sub-projects. For example :- swingX: Provides extensions to the JavaJava (programming language)Java is a programming language originally developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems and released in 1995 as a core component of Sun Microsystems' Java platform. The language derives much of its syntax from C and C++ but has a simpler object model and fewer low-level facilities...
SwingSwing (Java)Swing is the primary Java GUI widget toolkit. It is part of Oracle's Java Foundation Classes — an API for providing a graphical user interface for Java programs....
GUI toolkitWidget toolkitIn computing, a widget toolkit, widget library, or GUI toolkit is a set of widgets for use in designing applications with graphical user interfaces...
. - JDIC (JDesktop Integration Components): Aims to provide Java applications with seamless desktop integration without sacrificing platform independence.
- nimbus: A Look and feelLook and feelIn software design, look and feel is a term used in respect of a graphical user interface and comprises aspects of its design, including elements such as colors, shapes, layout, and typefaces , as well as the behavior of dynamic elements such as buttons, boxes, and menus...
using synthSynth Look and Feelsynth is a skinnable Java look and feel, which is configured with an XML property file.According to Sun, goals for synth were:* Enable to create custom look without writing any code.* Allow appearance to be configured from images....
. - swingLayout: Was the home of the manager before its inclusion in Java SE 6.
- JDNC: Contained components to simplify the development of Swing-based rich client Java applications. This project has been replaced by the Swing Application Framework (JSR 296)Swing Application FrameworkThe Swing Application Framework is a Java specification for providing a simple application framework for Swing applications. It defines infrastructure common to most desktop applications, making Swing applications easier to create.-Features:...
. - scenegraph: A library providing 2D Scene graphScene graphA scene graph is a general data structure commonly used by vector-based graphics editing applications and modern computer games. Examples of such programs include Acrobat 3D, Adobe Illustrator, AutoCAD, CorelDRAW, OpenSceneGraph, OpenSG, VRML97, and X3D....
functionality to Java 2DJava 2DIn computing, Java 2D is an API for drawing two-dimensional graphics using the Java programming language. Every Java 2D drawing operation can ultimately be treated as filling a shape using a paint and compositing the result onto the screen....
, including Swing widgets. This library is used internally by the JavaFX ScriptJavaFX ScriptJavaFX Script is a scripting language designed by Sun Microsystems, forming part of the JavaFX family of technologies on the Java Platform.JavaFX targets the Rich Internet Application domain , specializing in rapid development of visually rich applications for the desktop and mobile markets...
language. - PDFRenderer: A PDFPortable Document FormatPortable Document Format is an open standard for document exchange. This file format, created by Adobe Systems in 1993, is used for representing documents in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems....
viewing library written in pure Java.