[kepler-dev] [Bug 4299] New: - Kepler needs to be evaluated to determine when native (AWT) widgets would be preferable to Swing widgets.

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http://bugzilla.ecoinformatics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4299

           Summary: Kepler needs to be evaluated to determine when native
                    (AWT) widgets would be preferable to Swing widgets.
           Product: Kepler
           Version: 1.x dev
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: core
        AssignedTo: berkley at nceas.ucsb.edu
        ReportedBy: welker4kepler at gmail.com
         QAContact: kepler-dev at kepler-project.org
OtherBugsDependingO 4286
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After Java 1.6 update 12, it is acceptable to mix Swing and AWT. In many cases,
AWT is superior, because it makes use of operating system specific widgets,
which cause less cognitive dissonance in users. We should require users to
upgrade their copy of Java to at least Java 1.6 update 12 and evaluate all of
the situations in which it would be advantageous to use AWT widgets instead of
Swing.