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SWT: A Developer's Notebook

Errata for SWT: A Developer's Notebook

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Version Location Description Submitted by Date submitted
Printed Page 4
How do I do that?

Using the GTK port of SWT under linux you need swt-pi.jar in addition to swt.jar.

 Anonymous   
Printed Page 29
Setting the Shell Icon

"...icon on the right side..."
should read:
"...icon on the left side..."

 Anonymous   
Printed Page 42
Example 3-5

below 3rd line of Example 3-5, insert line:
import org.eclipse.swt.events.*

Otherwise lines containing 'new SelectionListener()' will be in error.

 Anonymous   
Printed Page 168
class GroupShellExample, constructor 6th and 8th lines

final GroupExample ge1 = new GroupExample(s, SWT.SHADOW_ETCHED_IN,
"Option Group One" );
and
final GroupExample ge2 = new GroupExample(s, SWT.SHADOW_ETCHED_IN,
"Option Group Two" );
invalid GroupExample constructor.

>>>> same error in chapter 11 class TabbedShellExample



In all cases remove 3rd argument

 Joe  Dec 07, 2009 
Printed Page 211
Example 14-1

The 4th line of code should be if (c.getText().length() < 0)

not (c.getText().length() > 0) as is printed in the book.

 Anonymous