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FlatLaf
wix3 | FlatLaf | |
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45 | 25 | |
2,109 | 3,076 | |
0.8% | - | |
5.5 | 9.2 | |
about 1 month ago | 11 days ago | |
C# | Java | |
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later | Apache License 2.0 |
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wix3
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How to create an Installer for a Winforms application using Wix for Visual Studio 2022
We also need to install WiX Toolset v3.11.2, you can download the latest version from here
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Twenty years maintaining the WiX Toolset
For those like me (I never used Windows) who do not know WiX; https://wixtoolset.org/.
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Creating a windows service application
I don't do Windows installers myself, but I hear WiX is popular: https://wixtoolset.org/
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Win32 App Isolation
I actually like WiX[1] — it has a bit of a learning curve, but, so long as I'm building on Windows and don't stray far from the default UI flows, I haven't found an easier tool for creating Windows installers as part of a product build process, especially those that require Windows-specific bits like COM component registration, Windows service management, setting restrictive ACLs on installed components, etc.
And while I'm not aware of any way to sandbox Windows Installer itself, I'm curious if AppContainer isolation can be applied to applications and services installed via MSI, which would still be quite useful even if the installation process itself is unrestricted.
Alternatively, now that MSIX supports service installation[2], I wonder whether an MSIX including a Windows service and a collection of client applications can be configured so everything runs within one AppContainer, isolated from the rest of the system, and whether permission to access specific external directories chosen by users in a configuration GUI can be transparently (to the user) delegated to the related service.
Alas, none of this is useful to me until it's compatible with at least the most recent version of Windows 10, as very few of my customers are running Windows 11, and I suspect many won't upgrade until Windows 10 is no longer supported (optimistically; as of last year, I was still getting occasional support requests from customers running older versions of our software on Windows Server 2003 R2).
[1] https://wixtoolset.org
[2] https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/msix/supported-pla...
- [Windows] Looking for open source program made to install other archived programs and create uninstaller for them
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packaging games
For Windows, in the past, I’ve used the WiX toolset to create installers (https://wixtoolset.org/).
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Can I publish and release a .NET Service with an installation executable on GitHub?
https://wixtoolset.org/ should be able to help you out there.
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How to slipstream NVMe drivers into Windows 7 ISO [Tutorial]
Wix toolset to extract .exe to get the driver or .msi https://github.com/wixtoolset/wix3/releases
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Production C++ software guide
For windows - store: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-store/register/ - requirements: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/publish/publish-your-app/app-package-requirements?pivots=store-installer-msix - alternatively you can make MSIs and distribute them through your own website or another service. https://wixtoolset.org/ - publishing with chocolatey isn't a terrible option to help users with upgrade/installation automation. https://community.chocolatey.org/packages
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FlatLaf
- online chess game made in Java
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Win32 App Isolation
JVM UI isn't so bad. I've written some pretty modern looking UI with it. The sophisticated controls are all there.
Modern JavaFX theme: https://github.com/mkpaz/atlantafx
Modern Swing theme: https://github.com/JFormDesigner/FlatLaf
And these days Compose Multiplatform: https://www.jetbrains.com/lp/compose-multiplatform/
I tend to use Kotlin rather than Java but of course Java is perfectly fine too. You can also use Clojure.
If you use any of those frameworks you can distribute to Win/Mac/Linux in one command with Conveyor. It's free for open source apps and can do self-signing for Windows if you don't want to pay for the certificates or the Store (but the Store is super cheap these days, $19 one off payment for an individual). Also supports Electron and Flutter if you want to use those.
From those frameworks you can then access whatever parts of the Windows API you want. Flutter even has WinRT bindings these days! So it's not quite so bad.
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FlatLaf 3.1 (and 3.0) - Swing Look and Feel
FlatLaf, a modern open-source cross-platform Look and Feel for Java Swing desktop applications, brings exciting new features in versions 3.0 and 3.1 🎉 😀
- Is it easy to pick up javafx?
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An Intellij IDEA plugin to inspect Swing components at runtime
Here’s the link to the “extras” subproject, and there you’ll find a section on the “UI Inspector” tool.
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What do you use for building Desktop apps these days?
Swing with FlatLaf - https://github.com/JFormDesigner/FlatLaf
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Show HN: Sierra, a DSL for building Java Swing applications
Take a look at FlatLAF:
https://github.com/JFormDesigner/FlatLaf
They have done a great job bringing a modern appearance to the Swing components.
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How to create custom theme in Netbeans? Not just dark or light theme, but my own.
Creating your own Look and Feel is a huge task (just look at the size of e.g. the FlatLaf code.
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JOSM: working preferences.xml for big fonts at all places
I too find it a bit frustrating at HiDPI. Best I've come up with is to use https://github.com/JFormDesigner/FlatLaf
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Should programmers avoid drag and drop GUI builders?
And as far as Swing's aesthetics, I only agree with the sentiment that 'it's ugly' if a custom LAF isn't used, like one from flatlaf.
What are some alternatives?
winsparkle - App update framework for Windows, inspired by Sparkle for macOS
weblaf - WebLaF is a fully open-source Look & Feel and component library written in pure Java for cross-platform desktop Swing applications.
wixsharp - Framework for building a complete MSI or WiX source code by using script files written with C# syntax.
Windows UI Library - Windows UI Library: the latest Windows 10 native controls and Fluent styles for your applications
NetSparkle - NetSparkle is a C# cross-platform software update framework for .NET developers compatible with .NET 4.6.2/.NET 6+, WinForms, WPF, and Avalonia; uses Ed25519 or DSA signatures! View basic usage here in the README or visit our website for code docs.
darklaf - Darklaf - A themeable swing Look and Feel based on Darcula-Laf
BruteShark - Network Analysis Tool
kotlin-native-gtk - GTK+ bindings for Kotlin Native
Versions - 📦 A Scoop bucket for alternative versions of apps.
radiance - Building modern, elegant and fast Swing applications
algorand-windows-node - Algorand Node Microsoft Windows support
tornadofx - Lightweight JavaFX Framework for Kotlin