Swing/SWT resources

Compiled by Rachel Struthers

Topic Swing SWT
Tutorials Swing Tutorial Migrate Your Swing Application to SWT
Layout Managers Laying Out Components Within a Container Understanding Layouts in SWT
Snippets A Visual Index to the Swing Components SWT Snippets
API's Java 1.42 API Eclipse Platform API
Performance/Memory Swing Models and Renderers Managing Operating System Resources
Bug Database Bug Database Search Eclipse Bugs
Java Web Start Java Web Start Technology Deploy an SWT Application Using Java Web Start
Swing vs. SWT A Custom Widget: Swing vs. SWT Azureus and Sun's Big Mistake
Possible Show Stoppers Swing Font Bugs SWT XP Skin Problem
Roll your own widgets Implementing Custom Components Creating Your Own Widget Using SWT
Use a Different Look and Feel javootoo.com (Lots of fun - try it!) SWT doesn't support this (as far as I know)
MVC MVC Meets Swing Building and Delivering a Table Editor with SWT/JFace
2D Graphics 2D Graphics Tutorial Graphical Libraries (Eclipse)
Drag and Drop Drag and Drop With Swing Adding Drag and Drop to an SWT Application

Swing Font Bugs

Bug Status
XP Look and Feel does not show ClearType anti-aliasing In progress, bug
Java 2D to support LCD optimized anti-aliased text (sub-pixel resolution) In progress, request for enhancement
FontSmoothing/AntiAlias not utilized by default despite OS setting In progress, request for enhancement

SWT XP Look and Feel Bug

Bug Status
XP Look and Feel - 3D border appearance on some widgets does not match single blue line border on other widgets NEW