Java Swing: Libraries, Tools, Layout Managers [closed]

Answer 1

Two useful Swing related libraries:

1. The Swing Application Framework is a light framework that simplifies the creation and maintaining of small- to medium-sized Java desktop applications. The framework consists of a Java class library that supports constructs for things such as the following:

   • Remembering state between sessions.
   • Easier managing of actions, including running as background tasks and specifying blocking behavior.
   • Enhanced resource management, including resource injection for bean properties.

   Here's an article about it. It's been integrated with Netbeans 6.0 and later.

2. EventBus is a Swing-oriented publisher-subscriber framework that I've found very useful for updating GUIs.