Re: Newbie - JAR question

On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:34:58 -0700, a24900@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

No, you didn't. This is not a general solution, this is an ugly hack,
and does not scale.

Ok, "does not scale" means what?

Your mistakes

You used a non-standard GUI element without recognizing that it wasn't
part of standard Java.

It is an example from Sun's website the creators of Java if I am not
mistaken. (Although I most likely am.) If it isn't standard, what would
be the correct way to do a GUI? I am a complete newbie to Java which is
why I was asking for assistance.

You don't understand the Java classpath, the Manifest classpath and the
way Java searches for classes.

You're right. I don't. Hence my calling myself a newbie.

You might have done a copyright violation. I don't know the license of
that swing-layout-1.0.jar stuff. It might be that the license prohibits
copying its classes it into an own application. But even if it is OK for
swing-layout-1.0.jar you will sooner or later want to use a library
which doesn't allow such things.

Which is why I turned to this newsgroup asking for assistance. Which is
why I clarified I am a complete newbie to JAVA.

And finally, you trashed Andrew when he was trying to help.

I don't believe I treated him any differently then he treated me. To
quote Andrew "you waste your time, and our bandwidth."

My question to him was legitimate. Did he not understand what I was
asking for? I have been getting help from various news groups for over a
decade. Some are very helpful, others are full of pompous asses who like
to stroke their egos and let you know how worthless you are.

My intentions were to get help with a language which seems like the best
way to go given it's portability, not start a flame war about how I don't
know how to ask a question intelligently. I don't. I don't know the
terms. I am learning by 'hacking' as you suggested. That is how I have
learned every language I have dabbled in.

So if we are done pointing out my short comings, please set me straight.
What is a "standard" library to use for a GUI? How do I build the jar so
that it doesn't need additional libraries? Where can I find better
examples then Sun's website to learn Java?

Thank you in advance.

Lee

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