Feasibility of integrating an Aqua interface

[Dmitri Trembovetski]

Werner Randelshofer wrote:
> 
> On 03.12.2007, at 07:36, Werner Randelshofer wrote:
>> For example, an OpenJDK AquaLookAndFeel could make use the Cocoa API 
>> to render the Aqua interface at runtime.
>> I think this is what Apple does with their look and feel 
>> implementations anyway.
> 
> btw. How do the other OpenJDK ports achieve native renderings?
> Does Windows and KDE have an API which allows to retrieve artwork from 
> the system?

   Yes, both Windows and GTK L&Fs use similar approach: the images
   rendered by the OS (or the toolkit in case of GTK) to an off-screen
   image and then used by the L&F code. Take a look at
   com.sun.java.swing.plaf.XPStyle for example.

   Thanks,
     Dmitri

> I am asking, because I wonder where I would have to look for a similar 
> feature in the Cocoa API.
> 
> TIA,
> Werner