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Re:The decline and fall of Java on the desktop by mardifoufs on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @02:17PM (#30531552)
Interesting, I'm not aware of any Java app that truly feels or looks native. I guess that there is definitely some selection biais, but do you have any examples of native-like Java Swing apps?
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Re:The decline and fall of Java on the desktop by cosmotic on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @06:53PM (#30535208)
IDEA looked near-native (aside from docking/windowing that doesn't have system L&F anywhere) before they forced users away from system L&F.
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Re:The decline and fall of Java on the desktop by smrtinsert on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @08:31PM (#30535968)
SWT apps look native last time I used them.
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Re:The decline and fall of Java on the desktop by datavirtue on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @02:30PM (#30531740)
It doesn't really matter. The users don't care and who the hell would want a native looking experience on windows anyway? I haven't tried my UI on a Mac recently but I doubt anyone would notice a difference. I have used Intellij IDEA on Mac recently and I appreciated the custom theme.
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Re:The decline and fall of Java on the desktop by criddell on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @02:33PM (#30531783)
> who the hell would want a native looking experience on windows anyway?

I would. People who use accessibility tools that work best with native controls would as well.

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