Platform SWT R3.2
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Overall 3.2 Plan
The 3.2 plan below is a proto plan and input from the community is very welcome.
Last revised: Wednesday Augsut 16, 2006.

Top Items
  • Performance
  • New Widgets, New Features
  • Consistency
Overall Platform themes
  • Scaling Up
  • Enterprise Ready
  • Design for Extensibility: Be a Better Platform
Plan items
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Milestone Plan 3.2 M6 March 31, 2006
  • Implement custom draw for table and tree
  • Implement native drag source effects for cursor
  • Implement ImageTransfer support
  • Implement Balloon tooltips
  • Implement Accessibility on Mac OS X
Milestone Plan 3.2 M5 February 17, 2006
  • Implement ExpandBar, an expandable group
  • Implement bullets and lists for StyledText
  • Add support for Mac OS X Intel/x86
  • Investigate custom draw for table and tree
  • Investagate native drag source effects for cursor
  • Investigate ImageTransfer support
  • Investigate Accessibility on Mac OS X 10.4
Milestone Plan 3.2 M4 December 16, 2005
  • Implement dragging in text widgets (100245)
  • Implement native image loading where supported
  • Implement improvements to StyledText (multi-font, embed objects, bullets etc)
  • Implement background images for Controls
Milestone Plan 3.2 M3 November 4, 2005
  • Ensure SWT runs well on Vista (78839)
  • Implement SWT.VIRTUAL style for Tree (92341)
  • Implement OpenGL support in SWT
  • Support text with image in a button
  • Implement TextLayout indent, justify, alignment, embed objects, and adjust rise
  • Implement Mac HIView 41467
  • Implement clear for browser global session (85962)
  • Investigate background images for widgets
  • Investigate new widgets (Date Time Picker, Expandable Group)
  • Investigate operating system theme drawing API (Windows, GTK, Mac)
  • Prepared and presented OOPSLA Tutorial
  • Have baby (GG + AG)
Milestone Plan 3.2 M2 September 23, 2005
  • Ensure SWT runs well on Vista (78839)
  • First cut of SWT bindings for LWJGL
  • Implement SWT.VERTICAL style for CoolBar (92013)
  • Implement System theme changed notification (13813)
  • Implement Save for animated GIF's (46387)
  • Implement file input field types for browser (80490)
  • Implement download dialog for browser (83444)
  • Investigate SWT.VIRTUAL style for Tree (92341)
  • Investigate dragging in text widgets (100245)
  • Investigate new widgets (Date Time Picker, Expandable Group)
  • Investigate browser maintaining global session (85962)
  • Investigate operating system theme drawing API (Windows, GTK, Mac)
  • Investigate StyledText (multi-font, ...)
  • Investigate background images for widgets
  • Have baby (SSQ + RQ)
Milestone Plan 3.2 M1 August 12, 2005
  • Reduce bug count
  • Investigate operating system theme drawing API
  • Port advanced graphics to latest version of Cairo
  • Implement 3.1.1 patches
  • Implement sort indicator in Table and Tree
  • Implement reorderable columns in Tree
  • Improve XP theme support
  • Improve dispose notification strategy
  • Optimize deferred layout
  • Implement progress bar in splash screen
  • Snippets and newsgroup support