Graphic library

[xeannart]

Hello,

I need help writing my own graphic library like sdl. I need help to get started.

First, how do you call up a window without relying on the implemented java containers?

[Norm]

new Window();
What is an implemented java container?

[xeannart]

JFrame or JPanel or JComponents

[Nicholas Jordan]

Pretty much stay with JFrame. Read the docs, struggle as need be. Save us all a lot of re-inventing the wheel.

[xeannart]

but that's what I want to work on, reinventing the jframe

btw where can you get the source code for java?? especially for jframe? the download site from sun only let you download the jre and sdk

[Norm]

The source for java is in src.zip that is included in the JDK download.

[Nicholas Jordan]

Quote:

Originally Posted by xeannart

but that's what I want to work on, reinventing the jframe

I like to work this way, most people don't. Sources are as Norm directs.

Frame (Java 2 Platform SE 5.0) will have to be the base. I looked, probably start with some sample code from the Trail: Creating a GUI with JFC/Swing (The Java™ Tutorials)
tutorials.

Have you ever coded before?