Hello,

Find below of a list of software updates, notes
about major changes in the JGoodies libs and apps,
the current roadmap, and license renewal information.


UPDATES
The following software updates have been published:
o Binding 1.1.2
o Looks 2.0.4
o UIF 1.6.1
o UIF Extras 1.6.1
o Skeleton 1.8.2
o Skeleton Pro 1.8.2
o Swing Suite 1.6.1

IMPORTANT NOTE: To avoid duplicate and incompatible library
versions in your classpath, I recommend to remove library jars
from the Java extension directory (<jre-home>/lib/ext).
See also https://looks.dev.java.net/faq.html#3.3


CHANGES
The Looks 2.0.4 fixes a loop in the Windows password field
on Java 5; the Binding 1.1.2 fixes a potential deadlock in the
ExtendedPropertyChangeSupport. The UIF and UIF Extras have been
slightly improved. All library changes are binary compatible.

Skeleton (Pro) 1.8.2 fixes a broken action enablement.
All Swing Suite example applications have been updated
to use the most recent JGoodies libraries.


DOWNLOADS
The Swing Suite 1.6.1 is available from the JGoodies
product download page; access is password protected
http://www.jgoodies.com/downloads/products.html


ON SWING SUITE LICENSE RENEWALS
Your Swing Suite license does not expire, and a renewal
is not necessary. However, a renewal is appreciated
to finance the maintenance and further improvements
of the Swing Suite and open source JGoodies libraries.
Most changes in the Swing Suite 1.6.1 are in the open source
libraries that you can download at no charge from java.net.
The example apps didn't change that much. Except a simple
fix in the Skeleton (Pro) action enablement.
Depending on the version you have, a renewal is more or less
interesting. Here's a table with the estimated update importance.
Importance to update from version:
1.6.0 - very little
1.5.0 - little
1.4.1 - little
1.4.0 - medium
1.3.0 - significant


HOW TO RENEW A SWING SUITE LICENSE
You can order a 1-year Swing Suite license renewal online at:
http://www.jgoodies.com/products/purchase.html
The renewal products are still not configured as intended.
These are abonnements that you can cancel at any time,
where they should be a one-time payment like the base licenses.
I don't want to hook anybody into renewing the license.
Your initial Swing Suite purchase has already helped me
finance the JGoodies maintenance and support.


ROADMAP
Next planned updates are the Looks 2.1, Forms 1.1 and
Binding 1.2 - all which shall still support Java 1.4.
I plan to publish an updated Swing Suite 1.7 that just
includes these updated library versions. For details
about the planned library features see the previous
announcement.

I'm in the process of overhauling the application API to:
1) use Java 5 annotations where appropriate, and
2) move it towards the JSR 296 "Application Framework".
I'm satisfied with the new Action and resource management,
and will publish a prototype of the Skeleton Pro app
that uses the new API later this year.


YOUR FEEDBACK
If you have questions or suggestions regarding
this mail, please post to the technical JGoodies list,
not to this low-traffic announcement list:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/JGoodies_unmoderated/


Best regards,
Karsten Lentzsch