Look and Feel Design Guidelines,
second edition
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 With
the release of the second edition, the Java
Look and Feel Design Guidelines continues to be an invaluable
resource for creating cross-platform Java applications and Java applets.
The book covers design concepts underlying the Java look and feel and
techniques for managing cross-platform delivery, applets, accessibility,
and internationalization. It introduces the visual design and behavior
provided with the Java look and feel and provides instruction in the design
of application graphics.
Features of this book include:
- New, updated, and expanded guidelines
- A visual tour of the Java look and feel in a sample application and
applet
- An overview of the Java Foundation Classes and associated user interface
components
- Step-by-step instruction in the design of application graphics
- Reference chapters with descriptions of the Java Foundation Classes
components; circumstances when they should be used; and requirements
that promote flexibility and ease of use
- Special chapters on windows; dialog boxes; menus and toolbars; basic
controls; text components; and tables, lists, and tree views
- An appendix of localized terms translated in English, French, German,
Spanish, Italian, Swedish, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese and
Traditional Chinese
- An appendix with keyboard navigation, selection, and activation sequences
for the Java Foundation Classes components
- A companion CD-ROM complete with the full-text of the book in HTML
format, code samples, and graphics repository
Java Look and Feel Design Guidelines, Second Edition, published
by Addison-Wesley, was released in March 2001. You can order the book
now from online booksellers such as Amazon.com
and Barnes and Noble.
An online version of the second edition is available in HTML format.
To download code samples from the second edition, click the button below.
You may still browse the first edition in HTML at the first
edition archive.
The latest information on Java look and feel guidelines, including new guidelines and updates, will be posted regularly
to this web site.
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