[udig-devel] holongate vs. SWT_AWT bridge

[Jody Garnett <jgarnett@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I got the following message from Jesse that may be worth wider discussion.

http://www.holongate.org/availability.html It suggests that SWT_AWT 
bridge might be worth while.

As I understand it holongate offers a nice stop gap allowing the use of 
JAI and the Rich Client Platform. However it is being reworked to take 
advantage of the SWT_AWT bridge (limiting it to JDK 1.4 windows, or JDK 
1.5 everybody else).

This is a tough one:
- We did intend to use the bridge origionally (although did not know 
this would require a wait for JDK 1.5)
- No clue when JDK 1.5 will come out for mac, one of our target platforms
- Stop gap solution (copy Java2D image to eclipse framework image using 
native blit routines) does work and Jesse has been working with it
- SWT_AWT brige does not have the performance hit

I imagine we will need some measurement, a look at the JDK and Eclipse 
RCP roadmaps, and some feedback from someone with a Mac before we know 
what to do on this one.

Jody