[Hamlib-developer] Re: [hamlib - Open Discussion] GUI clients and Java

[Stephane F. <f4...@fr...>]

Hi Maggie!

On Tue, Mar 05, 2002, maggiel wrote:
> 
> Read and respond to this message at: 
> http://sourceforge.net/forum/message.php?msg_id=1502152
> By: maggiel
> 
> I've been lurking here a little while and thought I'd mention that I'm working
> on a personal project I  call JHamTune.
>
> It's approaching rig control from the opposite direction:  rather than building
> a C++ library first, I'm working on a pure Java approach...GUIs written to a
> Java API (interface JHTRadio), and then building Java drivers implementing JHTRadio
> for each supported radio. The design is still very preliminary, and I haven't
> yet decided yet exactly how this will eventually be released.

In other words, a GUI with a Pure Java implementation of the various
rig protocols. Usual pros and cons apply.

> I'm especially interested in satellite work personally, and may eventually borrow
> some code from the somewhat dormant JStation project, so I expect that would
> require a GPLish licence at that point.

Software tends to want freedom :)

> That said...it occurs to me that a Java class that implemented JHTRadio and
> could call hamlib through JNI might be a fun thing...and would give Hamlib 
> a somewhat useful GUI client.

Sure. And know that you're not the only one interested in satellite work.
Funny how ideas are not bound to geographic frontiers.
AFAIK, Francois has already a patch for a Java binding, waiting to be
included in 1.1.4  (dang, I should really release 1.1.3, and quickly!).

> So far I've only written an FT-847 driver; I'll probably tackle ICOM 746 next,
> after I have a manual control widget I'm happy with; so far only the band-sweeping
> and channel scanning GUIs are usable.

cool

> Anyway...I have a skeletal JavaDoc (and a screenshot from a recent build) up
> on a Geocities site:
> 
> http://geocities.com/maggieleber/JHamTune/doc

I'll give it a look tomorrow.

> I suppose this note really belongs on the developer list--I'm new to Sourceforge
> so bear with me.

Don't worry, I've Cc: your message to the hamlib-developer list. 
Feel welcome to subscribe it, and discuss about Hamlib and your software.

> 73 de Maggie K3XS <k3...@ar...> 
> http://voicenet.com/~maggie        


Cheers,
 Stephane F8CFE