Abstract
The Abstract Windowing Toolkit (AWT) is the foundation for both AWT-based and Swing-based GUIs. This chapter explores most of the new and improved features that Java SE 6 brings to the AWT:
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Desktop API
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Dynamic layout
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Improved support for non-English locale input
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New modality model and API
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Splash Screen API
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System Tray API
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XAWT support on Solaris
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© 2007 Jeff Friesen
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(2007). GUI Toolkits: AWT. In: Beginning Java™ SE 6 Platform. Apress. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-0246-2_3
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