Re: Windows/Linux/Mac GUI?

On 7 Jun 2005 04:28:49 -0700, J.M. Joensuu wrote:

> ..As the game works in
> Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and Solaris, I would like to support as many
> of those OSs as possible.
>
> If I write the GUI using Swing, will the program work on Windows,
> Linux and Mac?

Yes. There might be a few quirks with Mac's implementation of Swing,
but otherwise yes.

[ Assuming the end user has Java 1.2+ (or Java 1.1 and the Swing Jar)
installed ]

>..I don't know what Solaris is..

Sun's own OS.

>..or if it has Swing,

Solaris would come ready with a late model Java installed.

> What else should I know about cross-platform developing?

One quick tip. Avoid the system specific path separators for file names
and text file EOL character by calling the appropriate system properties..
<http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/essential/system/properties.html>

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