Linked by Andy Roberts on Thu 19th May 2005 19:33 UTC
Java Swing comes with "pluggable look-and-feel technology", which essentially boils down to the fact that interfaces can be "skinned" (although this is simplifying a tad) and is therefore, extremely flexible. By default, Java ships with a cross-platform look-and-feel (LAF), which means your apps can look consistent across all platforms, or LAFs that mimic the look of a specific platform, say Windows, for example. However, one of the chief complaints of Java desktop applications is its "look". It basically stems from two issues:
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I use Sswing applications every single day. JEdit, Squirrel-SQL.
You've got to be kidding right? I've tried JEdit and it's ok (I like UltraEdit more), but Squirrel? That is like the biggest piece of shit known to man. It is this this one app that most of my hatred of Java comes from, because I have to use it every damn day. A few years ago at work, we were using a program called Toad that, when compared to Squirrel .... well, let's just say there is no comparison. However, you can't keep using a $500+ app for free and hope to stay legal, so out when Toad and we had the god-awful Squirrel forced upon us. Many of us cried for months and I even begged my boss to let me buy some other app just so I wouldn't have to use it, but no dice. This program sucks in so many ways, I could write a 500-page novel called 'Why Squirrel Sucks.'