In my experience, most sluggish Swing UIs are sluggish because the developer didn't properly understand Swing threading. Stop blocking the EDT!!!
On Monday, April 30, 2012 1:49:11 PM UTC-4, phil swenson wrote: > > You know what would be a good PR boost for Java on the client? A java > UI that didn't feel sluggish. Been 15+ years and I'm still waiting > for a speedy Java UI. > > > > On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 7:51 PM, Fernando Cassia <fcas...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Given this > > > http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/254488/google_drive_for_linux_is_on_the_way.html > > > > > It would be a great PR boost for Java if someone quickly coded a Google > > Drive client for Linux, so that it becomes availabel BEFORE the official > > release :) > > > > I imagine something using Java6+ APIs like docking to systray.... > > > > In fact, there's something done in Java to upload docs to google > accounts... > > http://code.google.com/p/google-docs-upload/ > > > > And here > > http://sourceforge.net/projects/upthesync/ > > > > Something about mounting a filesystem from Java could probably be > borrowed > > from here > > http://mudslide.sourceforge.net/ > > > > or here > > http://sourceforge.net/projects/gdatafs/ > > "Gdatafs is a FUSE implementation that mount your account at google's > > picassa web to your filesystem. The filesystem support ful read/write > and > > delete of album and photos." > > > > Please ... someone better than me at coding (or with more time)... let's > > show Gurgle where Java excels... network-centric applications. > > > > It'd be great to show Google that a single Java app is better than > several > > native apps, one for each OS they want to support.... also a good way to > > give Linux users a reason to install OpenJDK... > > > > It'd be a punch in the face if the program also included some sort of > > statement about that with a single java client, there's no need to do > > separate versions for each OS like Google does... :) > > > > Just my $0.02 > > FC > > -- > > During times of Universal Deceit, telling the truth becomes a > revolutionary > > act > > - George Orwell > > > > -- > > 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 "Java Posse" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/javaposse/-/MDWjYZ__qzEJ. 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.
