The DJ Project

File Release Notes and Changelog

Release Name: 0.9.8

Notes:
The DJ project - NativeSwing
http://djproject.sourceforge.net
Christopher Deckers (chrriis@nextencia.net)
Licence terms: LGPL (see licence.txt)


1. What is the DJ Project - NativeSwing, SWT-based implementation?

The DJ Project is a set of tools and libraries to enhance the user experience of
Java on the Desktop.

The SWT-based NativeSwing library leverages the integration capabilities of the
NativeSwing framework to provide rich components and utilities.

The key components are a rich native web browser and a flash player.


2. How to use it?

Simply place the NativeSwing.jar and NativeSwing-SWT.jar libraries in your
classpath, as well as the SWT 3.5 library corresponding to your platform (visit
http://www.eclipse.org/swt).
You may need to refer to the SWT FAQ (http://www.eclipse.org/swt/faq.php) to get
it working on certain platforms (like the need to install XULRunner on Linux).
Java 5.0 or later is required.

Then, you need to add the following to your main method:

public static void main(String[] args) {
  NativeInterface.open();
  // Here goes the rest of the program initialization
}

If you want to use the shaping mode for native components (cf the demo), you
need "jna.jar" and "jna_WindowUtils.jar" in your classpath.

If you want to use the HTML editor, you need the zip of the FCK editor or the
Tiny MCE editor in your classpath.

If you want to use the syntax highlighter, you need zip of the SyntaxHighlighter
in your classpath.

3. Any tutorial or demo?

The DJ NativeSwing Demo presents all the features of the NativeSwing library,
along with the corresponding code. Simply launch DJNativeSwing-SWTDemo.jar.

By default, the Windows version of SWT is provided and in the demo's classpath.
If you wish to try on a different platform, simply place the corresponding SWT
library, (re-)named swt.jar alongside DJNativeSwing-SWTDemo.jar.


4. What is the development status?

The library is tested on Windows and Linux, and logically works on all the
platforms where SWT supports placing SWT components in a Swing application.

For information about the current implementation status, visit the DJ Project's
website.


5. Sources?

The sources are part of the distribution.
There is of course some access to the CVS tree, from the Sourceforge website.

For the sources of the SWT libraries, check the eclipse repositories. 


6. Troubleshooting?

In case of a problem with the framework or some components, it is possible to
activate certain system properties in order to get more information.

The list of properties can be found in SystemProperties.txt (framework
properties) and SystemProperties-SWT.


7. How to contribute?

If you are interested in helping the project, simply send me an e-mail. Friendly
e-mails are always welcome too!


Changes:
* Version 0.9.8 (March 24, 2009):

- Fixed a subtle bug occurring in rare conditions that could cause a freeze.
- Cookie management is added to the browser.
- Javascript can be enabled/disabled for subsequently viewed pages.
- Some clean up is done for WebBrowserObject internal object registry. 
- Fixed exception when system properties contains non-String objects.
- JFlashPlayer flashvars are properly encoded.
- Updated VLC API to latest (0.9.6).
- Fixed a bug (regression) where native resources were not released properly.
- Fixed a bug where some key events were not working on Linux.
- Fixed a bug with status bar messages: state was not restored properly.
- Fixed a bug (regression) in native interface restart.
- Fixed native interface lifecycle when in-process.

- Default web server can be stopped.
- Local host address is in Utils (was in WebServer) and is auto-detected.