I particularly like the event dispatching, it looks like it wouldn't lead to the same mess raw Swing often does.
-- Skype: ricky_clarkson UK phone (forwards to Skype): 0161 408 5260 On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 1:38 PM, Carl Jokl <carl.j...@gmail.com> wrote: > On May 31, 5:39 am, Jonathan Giles <jonat...@jonathangiles.net> wrote: >> As Steven Herod linked to, here's Richard Bairs (Java Client >> Architect) response (see the last comment): >> >> Cay, I have to agree! Which is why we have not developed a windows >> version in isolation of everything else — or even first!. I develop >> only on a Mac, and have done so for the past 3 years. As many >> developers here work on Mac as work on Windows, and a number are on >> Linux. Gerard Ziemski, who designed the initial version of Glass (our >> windowing layer replacing AWT) works only on a Mac and writes and >> maintains the Cocoa code. The first platform Glass came up on was a >> Mac, and was subsequently ported on Windows (and differences between >> Mac and Windows were at that time worked through). The guys working on >> the windows version are also the AWT maintainers who for years have >> wanted another go at it to fix the problems of AWT. We’re really very >> well versed in these problems :-) . >> >> As for media, it sounds like there is some documentation which needs >> addressing. We are using gstreamer for the media framework, which as >> I’m sure you are aware is really quite widely adopted and works well >> on multiple platforms. >> >> Now, I’m not prepared to make a statement on timetables or on why the >> windows 32-bit is the only one released at this first beta. But do >> bear in mind, we’re releasing a new beta build every 2 weeks. This >> isn’t a release candidate! It is a snapshot in time which represents a >> certain level of development and a certain level of testing. >> >> -- Jonathan >> >> On May 31, 1:36 pm, Cédric Beust ♔ <ced...@beust.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> > On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 8:18 PM, Steven Herod >> > <steven.he...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >> > > This may also help out on the cross platform question: >> > >http://fxexperience.com/2011/05/is-javafx-2-0-cross-platform/ >> >> > Yes, in the sense that the answer is "Not at the moment and we can't tell >> > you when". >> >> > Obviously, we can't know if Oracle is being truthful when they say that >> > JavaFX will be cross platform at some undetermined time in the future, but >> > we can definitely draw some conclusions from the fact that they chose to >> > release a Windows-only version first: this is the clear sign that the >> > development process of JavaFX is not multi platform. >> >> > Which should be a concern to everyone with an interest in that field and >> > quite reminiscent of the disaster that happened with AWT fifteen years ago. >> >> > Myself, I just can't understand why there's still even a tiny amount of >> > people who are interested in JavaFX after Sun proved for fifteen years that >> > they just weren't very good at this UI framework stuff. >> >> > -- >> > Cédric > > I am not sure what to think. All I know is that for all that I could > see bugs and issues with JavaFX, I liked it. If that is wrong of me to > feel that way or doesn't fit in with HTML5 being the one true way then > so be it. I know plugging technology is under attack particularly from > Apple. > > I have lost some enthusiasm due to the bumpy ride the technology as > had lots of attacks even from Java loyalist people. I am not sure if > it is going to take off but I like it anyway. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
