A Quick Tutorial for AWT Programmers

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Main New Features

• Lightweight. Not built on native window-system windows.
• Much bigger set of built-in controls. Trees, image buttons, tabbed panes, sliders, toolbars, color choosers, tables, text areas to display HTML or RTF, etc.
• Much more customizable. Can change border, text alignment, or add image to almost any control. Can customize how minor features are drawn. Can separate internal representation from visual appearance.
• "Pluggable" look and feel. Can change look and feel at runtime, or design own look and feel.
• Many miscellaneous new features. Double-buffering built in, tool tips, dockable tool bars, keyboard accelerators, custom cursors, etc.  more...