<AWT Dev> [OpenJDK 2D-Dev] Portable GUI backends

Dmitri Trembovetski Dmitri.Trembovetski at Sun.COM
Fri Feb 29 09:36:07 PST 2008


   Hi Roman,

   this looks like a good proposal. Won't be easy, but
   it would be nice to have a clear separation between
   the interfaces and the implementation.

   Thanks,
     Dmitri

Roman Kennke wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> (sorry for x-posting, but I think this affects all 3 lists.)
> 
> I'd like to point you to my proposal for the OpenJDK Innovators
> Challenge, which aims to improve the design of AWT, Java2D and Swing,
> such that it is possible to implement new (external) backends for AWT
> and Java2D:
> 
> http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/challenge-discuss/2008-February/000045.html
> 
> I'd like to hear your opinion on that proposal. The proposal phase ends
> on march, 2nd, I will send the final proposal then, so if you have a
> good suggestion for improvement, I'd be happy if you could post it today
> or tomorrow (in reply to the proposal, not this email please).
> 
> Thanks alot and cheers, Roman
> 



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