Since we announced the JIDE Desktop Application Framework on the DesktopMatters Conference this March, many people showed their interest in this application framework. Now we are proud to release the JIDE Desktop Application Framework into public beta. JIDE Desktop Application Framework (JDAF) is a foundation for developing truly cross-platform desktop applications in Java. JDAF provides industry first concepts such as a Managed Application UI which provides an OS Guidelines-driven application host. From the developers perspective, the UI is managed, so all you need to do is create content and let the services of the framework manage windows, dialogs, menus, and toolbars. An MVC architecture facilitates UI and Data binding. From the users point of view, they will experience an application that feels native and intuitive on their platform because we've taken the next step in Look and Feel fidelity by addressing the application experience portion of OS guidelines specifications. And like Swing, you get this for free just by using the framework. JDAF also includes a console application API which facilitates making command-line applications a snap. This product also provides us a platform from which to release new and more specialized types of application frameworks and add-ons in the future. You can read the product page for the list of features and screenshots.

This is a first run beta so we look forward to your valuable feedback! Just keep in mind that, while we believe JDAF is very simple to use, it represents an ambitious technology with some novel features. The Developers Guide is thorough and should help you to understand the product. This documentation has a new format with a table of contents which we hope you will find easy to use. It includes a migration guide at the back as well. We have also prepared a tutorial page to help you quickly get into the basics of the framework. We will be adding on to this page in the future. We have also developed a JDAF Application Wizard that will frame-out application source for you. You can run a web start demo to see the wizard in action.

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