Hello,

Find below a list of software updates and the updated roadmap.
In short: all libraries, products and applications have been
refreshed for Java 1.4 and better OS X support - except the
Animation library.

UPDATES
Libraries:
o Binding 0.9.13
o Forms 1.0.3
o Looks 1.2
o Validation 0.9.1

Products:
o Looks Pro 1.2
o Swing Suite 1.3

Applications:
Most apps now ship with a separate Mac OS X edition.
o Book Finder Binary Example (ships with the Swing Suite 1.3)
o Forms Demo 1.0.3
o JDiskReport 1.2
o JPathReport 1.2
o Looks Demo 1.2
o Metamorphosis 0.9.9
o Skeleton 1.5
o Skeleton Pro 1.5
o Validation Demo 0.9.1

For detailed change information see the RELEASE-NOTE.html
in the product distribution home directories; for an overview
see http://www.jgoodies.com/downloads/changes.html

Please see the previous announcement for information about
how to use the updated libraries. Since the Suite 1.3 preview,
I've added an optional support for Mac action labels and
accelerators. I recommend that Swing Suite customers study
Skeleton Pro's Action.properties resource file to quickly
see the additions that have been made for the Mac OS X.

Also, I've redesigned the JGoodies download pages for a
better readability; and support links are provides for
each section: applications, libraries, and products.

*Important Note*: To avoid duplicate and incompatible library
versions in your classpath, I recommend to remove JGoodies
library jars from the extension directory (<jre-home>/lib/ext).

ROADMAP
You can find the most recent version of the roadmap at
http://www.jgoodies.com/downloads/roadmap.html

The Looks 1.2 still lacks a better handling of fonts on
non-Windows platforms and in non-western environments.
This is the top priority for the upcoming Looks 1.3.
For a workaround and more information please see
https://looks.dev.java.net/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=10

The Data Binding library lacks a tutorial and demo.

The next step is the conversion of the UIF into a
smaller binary libary and a larger collection of
convenience source code classes. See the previous
announcement for more information on that issue.

I hope the updated JGoodies software helps you
build high-quality rich Swing clients.

Best regards,
Karsten Lentzsch