Best Practice Guide: Swing

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wishi picture wishi · Apr 22, 2010 · Viewed 7k times · Source

Does anybody know Swing related GUI guidelines - specifically on how to design Swing apps and which components I should use? I'm not looking for an official standard, but pragmatic tips I can use to set a good standard for my projects.

I haven't used too much of Swing by myself. Surely clicking a GUI with a GUI designer isn't a big deal. However I'd like to get some insights from people who have experience with Swing and know what to avoid. Swing lately (in Java 6- 10) got decent changes. So there isn't too much specific standardization out there currently.

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justkt picture justkt · Apr 22, 2010

There are many resources out there discussing good uses of Swing or showcasing good uses of Swing. Here are a few:

These resources aren't simple best practices lists, but I find that I'm constantly inspired by general design blogs and Swing design blogs in particular. On top of that, projects like swinglabs can show you what people can and are doing with Swing.

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