This is a whole set of GUI components being implemented using the Lightweight UI Framework.
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includes rewriting in Java all the original components
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will add a rich set of higher-level components such as tree viewers, rich text viewers, HTML plug-in, and various standard dialog boxes such as color chooser, file chooser, date chooser
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Makes the "look and feel" of components "pluggable" to allow developers to customize look and feel of applications.
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Swing Set is part of the newly announce Java Foundation Classes (JFC) which is a large collection of classes designed for building visual applications in Java. Some ideas are based on Netscape's Internet Foundation Classes toolkit. Sunsoft, Netscape, IBM, Symantec and Lighthouse Design are collaborating.
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