The original announcement of the GNOME Desktop Project in 1997 stated the following intention, “to use GTK/Scheme bindings for coding small utilities and applications”. Since then, the GNOME ...

In this chapter of Modern Java we get to grips with the idea of a container that is used to host components to build a user interface. We also find out how the Swing GUI Builder generates code to make ...

Java is a popular choice for building GUIs due to its versatility and key advantages. It can be used to create everything from desktop applications to mobile apps. Its "write once, run anywhere" ...

Qt Jambi is a new and noteworthy alternative to Swing and Java 2D for developing rich, cross-platform desktop-application interfaces. In this article JavaWorld contributor Jeff Hanson introduces the ...

Alex Ruiz follows up his popular JavaOne 2007 presentation with this introduction to test-driven GUI development with FEST. Learn what differentiates FEST (formerly TestNG-Abbot) from other GUI ...

This project implements the GUI Viewer layer of a Star Trek–themed Java application built using the Model–View–Controller (MVC) architecture. Unlike the console-based viewer, this build provides a ...