Hi again, (this is the continuation of a private e-mail discussion, to the rest of the mailing list: don't be irritated :-))
GUIs on Java are a horrible subject. There's nothing that works perfectly, but there are not many options if we want to stick to the Java language. After a little research, here are the options (with some comments): - Swing - basically okay, but ugly Linux Tray / File Dialogs - JavaFX - not fully open source, no experience, we don't like it :-D - Qt/Jambi - Java bindings not being actively developed, last release 2010 - Pivot - active development? communtiy?! - wxWidgets - Java bindings not being actively developed Non-Java based: - GTK/Python -- Good for Linux, but what about Windows/Mac?! - GTK/Mono/C# -- SparkleShare uses that, I like it, but I don't speak C#. Anyone? So what's everyone's take on that? If we use Swing, we have two major advantages: 1) I've developed lots of Swing stuff before (see Launchpad trunk), and a Linux extension for the AppIndicator/Tray support. Some of this stuff might be reusable. 2) We all have experience in Swing, and its probably the one that's most widely used. Best, Philipp <http://pgp.mit.edu>
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