[rfc][icedtea-web] Removing applications tab in jawas-about

[Jiri Vanek]

On 05/24/2013 09:45 PM, Andrew Azores wrote:
> On 05/22/2013 10:22 AM, Jiri Vanek wrote:
>> On 05/22/2013 03:25 PM, Andrew Azores wrote:
>>> Removed applications.html and references to it in "jawas -about"
>>>
>>> Changelog:
>>>
>>> extra/net/sourceforge/javaws/about/Main.java: Removed applications tab
>>> extra/net/sourceforge/javaws/about/resources/applications.html: Removed unneeded file
>>
>>
>> Hi! To be honest - I'm for complete removal of this "about". Or at least of much more havy
>> refactoring
>>
>> Also to be honest(2) this is so deeply needed that it deserves an line in
>> http://icedtea.classpath.org/wiki/IcedTea-Web#IcedTea-Web_1.5 table.
>>
>> It should work at least somehow in headless mode, and should be generated from already existing
>> resources (eg authors, news...)
>>
>> So in short - get rid of "extras" jar (and it logic in makefile) and write specialised about
>> dialogue inisde netx itself:) Feel free to be inspired by existing one, but avoid duplicated
>> resources.
>>
>> if you want to bother with it (+1!) then please assign yourself on
>> http://icedtea.classpath.org/wiki/IcedTea-Web#IcedTea-Web_1.5, and go on!
>>
>>
>>
>> Best regards from CZ!
>>   J.
>
> Hi Jiri,
>
> I'll take a look into creating that dialogue, it should be a good opportunity for me to keep
> learning more about the code base before delving into more difficult tasks.
>

here you are http://icedtea.classpath.org/wiki/IcedTea-Web#IcedTea-Web_1.5 :))

Please try to move in as small steps as possible or split the patch to as many logically-complete 
parts as possible, otherwise they will be very difficult to review.
This change should be simple code, but there will be probably huger amount of it.
You can start with moving the window into embedded one out of extreas.
Also it would be nice to have as much of it generated from NEWS, AUTHORS, maybe Changelog, COPYING? 
Reuse the rest?
just nits... I do not wont to put boundaries to your imagination which must be much more fresh then 
my is :)

Best regards
   J.