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From: Tor Iver Wilhelmsen
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 00:00

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Gemplus Software <gemplus.software@gemplus.com> writes:

> I think that Swing component (JFC) don't use the UI of the OS
> underlying like AWT. Is it true or false ???

Correct - mostly.

> In case of true, why, for example, JFrame is extented from Fame
> which is based on the java.awt package ???

Because there needs to be a native graphical context on which Swing
can paint. The basic native components are Frame, Dialog, Window and
Applet, therefore these are "underneath" Swing components.

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