[Hamlib-developer] Re: [hamlib - Open Discussion] GUI clients and Java
Library to control radio transceivers and receivers
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From: Stephane F. <f4...@fr...> - 2002-03-05 23:23:13
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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 |