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Joe:

Kestrel is the next JDK release.  It will contain a version of JFC, just
like JDK 1.2 does.

-Rich

Joe Fessler wrote:
> 
> Is that the thing called Kestrel (the Swing 1.1.1 version for jdk 1.2)?
> 
> Is it just me, or has the proliferation of versions done more to stall Java
> than anything MS could think up?!
> 
> I'm so tired of being pulled in two directions... go with jdk 1.2 (a.k.a.
> Java 2) to get "these" bug fixes... no, stay with 1.1.8 so swing will work
> right.
> 
> This is rhetorical, but why on earth would you spend resources to fix an
> extension (swing) to an old version of the jdk at the same time pushing a new
> jdk which won't work with the "fixed" swing?
> 
> Just puzzled.  Please post replies to group _and_ sender.
> ---
> Regards,
> Joe
> 
> Tad Frysinger wrote:
> 
> > I think you are out of luck.  Swing 1.1.1 and the Swing that comes with
> > 1.2 are different, and not all compatible.  You will have to wait for the
> > Swing in 1.2 JDK feature set to catch the 1.1.1 that is in the 1.1.8 jdk.
> 
> > Tad Frysinger (TeamB)

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