Re: AWT vs. Swing in applets?

From: John (?)
Date: 11/18/03 

Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 11:39:31 -0000

"Silvio Bierman" <sbierman@idfix.nl> wrote in message
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>
> "Jesper Matthiesen" <jmatthiesen[_fjen_]@tiscali.dk> wrote in message
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> > Hey sharks
> > If I want an applet that functions in the largest possible number of
> > browsers, which setup should I choose? Is it better to
> > use AWT than Swing? The user is the average, potentially technically
> > challenged user.
> > Kind regards - Jesper
> >
> >
>
> Don't use applets. Go with HTML and JS if at all possible. If that is
really
> impossible consider flash. I am a true Java proponent but applets are a
dead
> end.
>
> Regards,
>
> Silvio Bierman
>
>

I did a project using applets, and had a hard time getting them to work with
the various different browsers and platforms (especially Solaris). I managed
it in the end, and both Swing / AWT worked fine. Swing looks better and is
easier to use, so i'd recommend that.

If you are trying to achieve something simple / graphical then I agree with
the flash suggestion however.

john

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