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JonathanGiles commented 4 years ago

Java desktop links of the week, January 11

https://jonathangiles.net/posts/2010/java-desktop-links-of-the-week-january-11/

JonathanGiles commented 4 years ago

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JonathanGiles commented 4 years ago

Auto-imported comment, original author: David P Comment posted on: January 12, 2010

Just curious.. why are you "not a fan" of the custom JDialog/JFrame in the linked article. I visited the site and it looked pretty slick to me. Are there any alternatives to this that you know of? Or.. do you not like dialogs in general.

JonathanGiles commented 4 years ago

Auto-imported comment, original author: Jonathan Comment posted on: January 12, 2010

David, good question, and sorry for not clarifying it in my post.

I guess I like to look through the eyes of end users, and I'm most commonly working with end users in corporate environments. In these situations, if it doesn't look like a 'normal' window, they can become a little scared. For this reason I like to play it safe with the frame 'chrome' around my panels.

This is not to say that the approach above is not a good one in some usecases, it just needs to be carefully considered as to how the change in chrome will affect the end users ability to feel comfortable interacting with the software. In most cases they'll be fine as even Microsoft have no consistent user interface chrome guidelines any longer.

Cheers, Jonathan

JonathanGiles commented 4 years ago

Auto-imported comment, original author: Mabs Comment posted on: January 12, 2010

I think also that these dialogs should not be used all the time, i am preparing an article that i will post later this week describing a use i have for this dialog.

JonathanGiles commented 4 years ago

Auto-imported comment, original author: Jonathan Comment posted on: January 12, 2010

Mabs - I look forward to it :-) Please either email me or leave a comment here for people to be informed.