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Java 9: Building Robust Modular Applications
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Java 9: Building Robust Modular Applications

by Dr. Edward Lavieri, Peter Verhas, Jason Lee
April 2018
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
910 pages
33h 21m
English
Packt Publishing
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Enabling GTK 3 on Linux [JEP 283]

GTK+, formally known as the GIMP toolbox, is a cross-platform tool used for creating Graphical User Interfaces (GUI). The tool consists of widgets accessible through its API. JEP 283's focus was to ensure GTK 2 and GTK 3 were supported on Linux when developing Java applications with graphical components. The implementation supports Java apps that employ JavaFX, AWT, and Swing.

We can create Java graphical applications with JavaFX, AWT, and Swing. Here is a table to summarize those three approaches as they relate to GTK, prior to Java 9:

Approach Remarks
JavaFX
  • Uses a dynamic GTK function lookup
  • Interacts with AWT and Swing via JFXPanel
  • Uses AWT printing functionality
AWT
  • Uses a dynamic GTK function ...
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