http://imagej.273.s1.nabble.com/Swing-Java-components-in-ImageJ-plugin-frames-tp3692563p3692574.html
Thanks, Curtis. I'm a bit less confused now, and confident that I
>Hi Bill,
>
>ImageJ uses predominantly AWT components (the old toolkit), though as you
>say there are a small number of places where Swing (the new toolkit) is
>used. The two toolkits can be mixed, but there are some gotchas:
>
>
http://java.sun.com/products/jfc/tsc/articles/mixing/>
>You should be fine to use a JSpinner in your frame.
>
>The only other reason not to mix the two toolkits is aesthetics, since they
>can look quite different on different platforms. Swing supports a pluggable
>look and feel, but any AWT components you use won't respect that setting, of
>course.
>
>-Curtis
>
>On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 3:50 PM, Bill Mohler <
[hidden email]>wrote:
>
>> Dear All:
>>
>> I'm confused by what's "allowed" or doable in writing code for ImageJ
>> plugins.
>>
>> I am interested in adding some JSpinner components to my plugin frame, to
>> save space instead of using sliders and to allow text input from the user as
>> a shortcut.
>>
>> I know that JSpinner is a Swing component, and I recall hearing/reading
>> that ImageJ was not designed to use Swing. Does this mean that the Swing
>> libraries are not included in the bundled version of Java that comes with
>> ImageJ? Or is this just a limitation on what classes are used in the base
>> code of ImageJ?...
>>
>> Wait a minute...
>>
>> Searching through the ImageJ website, I just realized that javax.swing.
>> libraries are used in a number if classes in the ImageJ source! So, is
>> there actually no limit on using swing components? Was there ever? That
>> would certainly make things much easier.
>>
>> Hoping for a quick and certain answer.
>>
>> Bill
>>