I've been told that if you use the "older" AWT methods to open and save a file, that you actually get the "newer" version which are available from Mac OS X. For example, when you open or save, the commands work like Mac users expect which is great. And you get the side-bar and the spotlight feature.
Also, with Page Setup and the Print command, I understand that if you use AWT instead of Swing that you get the Mac versions, such as being able to print to PDF file.
Does anyone see any problems with using these "older" AWT commands to get a more modern "Mac-Like" experience while retaining all of the advantages of
Java?
By the way, I need to develop desktop apps that work both with Tiger and Leopard (and possibly with XP & Vista).
[ April 10, 2008: Message edited by: Kaydell Leavitt ]