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> > > Swing applications look the same from platform to
> > > platform.
> >
> > That is no longer the case.  They have a different look and feel now
> > depending on the platform, which is IMHO a step in the wrong direction.
> > But, it's apparently necessary to skirt legal/licensing issues.
> 
> I'll say.
> 
> Do they achieve this by using the native widgets or by drawing things
> differently depending on the platform?

Differently.  They plug a different 'look and feel' into the system.
Note, you can provide provide your own 'native' look and feel and use it
on all the systems, but it no longers comes that way out of the box.


Nate

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