Hey all. In March my one year warranty ends, but my screen just started developing a dark spot on the bottom right of the monitor. you think they will replace it? You can't really …

Definetly! an LCD screen repair or replacemente out of warranty will be very expensive.

WinXP has a cool utility that is called Virtual Desktop Manager as part of their PowerToys thing. This emulates the Gnome/KDE virtual desktop thing in Linux. Very handy for those…

The only virtual desktop implementation I know that's available for Mac OS X is CodeTek's Virtual Desktop and sells for $30. You can download the limited trial from their website. …

Quote: Originally posted by ginoledesma: The only virtual desktop implementation I know that's available for Mac OS X is CodeTek's Virtual Desktop and sells for $30. You…

there is also Desktop Manager that provides 4 virtual desktops and is free: http://wsmanager.sourceforge.net/ I used it on 10.2, but have not found a need with Expos� in 10.3

So, what kind of tools are available for developing a GUI for a pure java cross platform application? I take it that it is not possible to use Interface Builder and nibs if it's s…

Tools? you don't really need any. I always code the gui by hand. Java's Swing and AWT classes are really easy.

If you are learning Java then I would serially advise you to learn how to hand code swing applications by hand. Just so that you understand the basics. Many people have different …

The only thing I have really written in Java was a GUI to control a robot. It would display the position on a map it created along with the ability to move the robot to point X,Y …

Take a look at Foam. It's pretty interesting.

Unfortunately I'm not as big on Swing as the other posters here. I've used JBuilder's Swing GUI builder and it's pretty decent, though you still need to fill in some code by hand …

Different look and feels space object differently and even if you lock the window with absolute positioning, you will run into problems Apple does not recommend the use of absolute…

Quote: Originally posted by depolitic: As for Cocoa versus Swing, no contest Cocoa kicks ass in pure simplicity. However Cocoa is not portable and is not part of Java sp…

Yes, I am coming from a Cocoa background, and I am finding coding some things that are so simple a real pain in the a$$ in Java. I wish there were delegates too... grr. Oh well. …

Just some updates: Foam is brilliant.. it's exactly what I would like to use. However, it's $300 (EDIT: i was giving a rough estimate in Canadian dollars. with the current exchang…

Don't JBuilder and QT Designer also cost money? I know JBuilder used to be available for academic use for $99. I've used it before and it's decent, but it's no IB. You probably …

Quote: Originally posted by itai195: Don't JBuilder and QT Designer also cost money? Not JBuilder Foundation X. It's a free download. Quote: Originally…

Foam is currently $199, not $300. It's already a very good cross-platform solution, and the next release should contain some very interesting cross-platform/cross-L&F features.…

Quote: Originally posted by gperks: [b]Foam is currently $199, not $300. It's already a very good cross-platform solution, and the next release should contain some very …

Quote: Originally posted by 11011001: Yes, I am coming from a Cocoa background, and I am finding coding some things that are so simple a real pain in the a$$ in Java. I …

Quote: Originally posted by absmiths: So, how do you use delegates in Cocoa that are so much easier than extending a single class and overriding a single method? For wh…

I think it's more an issue of convenience. Obj-C sacrifices some type safety for this feature. There's nothing wrong with the way Java does it, but it certainly makes you jump th…

Foam's pricing strategy has changed and Foam now costs just $99! And $375 for a team pack (5 licenses)!! 11011001 has edited his prior post on Foam, so let me reiterate one part:…

Quote: Originally posted by 11011001: Yes, this is exactly what I do in Java.. extend the classes. Anyways, the Cocoa method is a lot nicer. It totally abstracts the de…