Give Java application a Metro Look and Feel in Windows 8

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Mr.Green picture Mr.Green · Jun 14, 2012 · Viewed 23.6k times · Source

I have already developed a Java application which is working well in Windows XP, Windows 7 & Windows 8 consumer preview. The application is developed using GWT, CSS3 with Spring framework,and built-in Jetty server which is used to launch the application using the Internet explorer.

After exploring throught the metro apps principles, i want to give my application users an extra benefit of using is as a metro app

I read about DWR, gwt-explorer. But still i'm not sure. Is there any other workaround with minimum code changes?

Thank you Mr.Andrew Thompson for helping me.

Answer

Stijn picture Stijn · Nov 29, 2012

You could mimic Metro style in a Java application. Here is an effort using the JavaFX UI framework:

http://pixelduke.wordpress.com/category/metro/

You can only use such applications in the desktop environment of Windows 8 though, not in the metro environment. But that could still be useful, depending on the case.

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