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Introducing the AWT: Working with Windows, Graphics, and Text |
The Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT) was Java’s first GUI framework, and it has been part of Java since version 1.0. It contains numerous classes and methods that allow you to create windows and simple controls. The AWT was introduced in Chapter 23, where it was used in several short, example applets. This chapter begins a more detailed examination. Here, you will learn how to create and manage windows, manage fonts, output text, and utilize graphics. Chapter 26 describes various AWT controls, such as scroll bars and push buttons. It also explains further aspects of Java’s event handling mechanism. Chapter 27 introduces the AWT’s imaging subsystem.
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