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…

Quote: Originally posted by itai195: 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 …

Quote: Originally posted by absmiths: Actually, one of my main complaints against Cocoa is that it does not seem possible to construct a completely dynamic UI which is b…

Quote: Originally posted by geekwagon: There must be a way to do it, as a few people are in the process of porting wxWindows (which is a C++ cross platform GUI toolkit i…

Hey all, I use CocoaMySQL (*The* Open Source MySQL Database Manager for Mac OS X) to administer MySQL databases, and highly recommend it: CocoaMySQL Some of my clients want to t…

They might want to take a look at phpdev it's a Windows only app that sounds like it's made to simplify doing things with MySQL. Haven't personally used it but I know a friend who…

MySQL Control Center (MySQLCC) is the best ive seen for windows. you can get it (free) from www.mysql.com i believe. its what i use to admin our databases where i work. does its jo…

I used MySQLfront for a couple years before moving to OSX. It's free, and it always worked fine for me. I think it actually has a few more features than CocoaMySQL (which I use now…

Thanks fellas... I'll have my client take a look. See ya, BD

I have here a bit of code in OSX for an open source app called blender. This source file here is dependant on OSX. I have limited knowledge of what to do to make it compile. I know…

Well, in the .c I commented out the #include<malloc.h> -- you don't need it, it's included in stdlib. For the Makefile, I stripped it down to this: topixmodule.so: topixmodu…

Hey thanks ! I will test it out .