swing - Java: Graphic framework for standalone application -

swing - Java: Graphic framework for standalone application -

my question simple:

what graphic framework can utilize develop standalone application in java ?

usually develop web application , utilize jsf or gwt.

for standalone application, used swing long time ago in development ?

thank suggestion.

there 3 major options: swing, swt, javafx.

swing mature, known, , although oracle seems force javafx @ moment, there active third-party development happening, illustration swingx open-source project had new release lastly week.

swt quite mature, , there new releases (last 1 on 14 september 2012). however, swt never got popular swing.

javafx relatively new, hence not mature other 2 (version 2 finish rewrite, changed programming language between versions 1 , 2) , far there seems have no big adoption, oracle still didn't give up, can happen in future...

note swt , javafx have bundle runtime app (if users have java7u6, javafx 2.2 bundled, default jfxrt.jar not in classpath). note can extend swing app javafx components, not other way around.

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