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Subject: Re: Off-topic Java Graphics Question

Author: Michael Yee

Date: 16:39:19 02/27/06

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On February 27, 2006 at 19:04:29, Mark Boylan wrote:

>
>Hi Christos,
>
>I've started implementing a board using straight Java2D. Then I thought, "why
>not use a JTable?" I had it almost all working: drag & drop, ChessTableModel...
>Then I discovered Apache Batik and I'm starting over again. Batik is an SVG
>(Scalable Vector Graphics) library from the Apache XML Project that will let you
>decribe your board and pieces in XML as vector art. You can create the artwork
>in something like Illustrator and manipulate it in Java (or even in JavaScript).
>It's like Flash on steroids. I'm envisioning pluggable symbol libraries, that
>can be created in Illustrator or something similar to easily add new piece
>shapes & board textures. I was able to throw together a really simple board on
>Sunday afternoon just by following the examples in the documentation.
>
>http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/batik/
>
> - mark

There's also Piccolo for zoomable guis (zuis):

http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/jazz/

It looks really interesting, although I haven't tried it out yet myself.

Michael



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