AspenCloud Widgets - Custom Widgets built on SWT
The AspenCloud Widgets are composite widgets - they are made up of several SWT components which, all together, form a new widget of an entirely new capacity.
Although these widgets are designed specifically for the needs of Calypso they also follow some basic guidelines which make them useful for many different projects.
Guidelines
- Maximize screen space - every piece should do something
- Do not rely solely on the presence of either a keyboard or a mouse
- Be simple and intuitive to the most non-technical user
- Maintain a native look and feel, though not necessarily native components
- Follow the API style of SWT and JFace
- Settle on features and API, then optimize for performance
- Cross Platform
- International
- Fulfill the component needs of the AspenCloud Calypso Project