Oh oh, pick me! pick me! :) I really think that this is a good idea, and a good alternative (for me developing) to the twiddle comand client. There are a few things there that I've been trying to figure out there that just aren't working dealing with the twiddle cli - such as keeping track of state, etc. Besides, I have more experience developing swing UI's then CLI interfaces.
I'm willing to lead work on a swing console, and hopefully will be able to extend James' code. I started looking at it last night and it looks doable. Hoeffenlich geht es gut. (And that's the extent of my memory of HS Deutsch :) ). -Matt K. > Cool, James. That's great news. MVC is perfect for thick-client UIs, > too : ) Now everyone who wants to scratch that itch can do so (ich habe > es genug f�r mich gekratzt). > > It sounds like Matt and Ryan are already thinking a lot about this > stuff. Does one (or both) of them want to lead the effort on developing > the swing UI? (I'm sure James will if they won't, and will help them if > they run across any issues). There are probably dozens of people on the > list who want to help with the Swing UI, who have a lot of experience > with UI design or who know JMX like the back of their hand. If not, > this is a perfect chance for newcomers to get involved (other than > writing unit tests) and learn some new skills. > > Matt and Ryan are both very competent developers and show a lot of > initiative for pushing in this direction : ) If it sounded before like > I was suggesting that the Geronimo project shouldn't have a swing UI, I > apologize--you guys should know that wasn't what I was trying to say > (and even if I were, I don't make decisions around here ; ) I never > want to close the door on new ideas or new, useful components to plug > in. I think that stuff is great. I was just trying to convey that I > personally specialize in thin client servlet approaches and will stick > with them because it's where I operate most efficiently and can make the > best use of my time. I'd probably be more of a hindrance than a benefit > to skilled a thick-client UI team. > > Again, thanks for the help and the great work, James. Best luck to Matt > & Ryan on driving the swing effort if they choose to do so. If they > have specific ideas down the line of ways they could reuse pieces of my > code and want me to help abstract out bits for their use, I will do > whatever I can to help them. -- > N.
