contrib_tiers.php

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	# contrib_tiers.php
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	# Author: 		Chris Gross
	# Date:			2006-05-07
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	# Description: Describes the tiers in Nebula.
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	$pageTitle 		= "Nebula Tiers";
	$pageKeywords	= "Nebula, SWT, Widgets, Controls";
	$pageAuthor		= "Chris Gross";
	
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		<h1>$pageTitle</h1>
		<p>The Nebula project is an incubator.  As such, each widget in Nebula will change over time.
		Users should be aware that they are not using a complete and 100% supported widget.  As widgets
		progress, method signatures may change and features may be removed and/or added.  So in order
		 to try to give Nebula users an indication of a widget's stability, each widget will
		be organized into either tier 1 or tier 2.  
		<p>
		<ul>
		<li><b>Tier 1</b><BR>
		All initial widget contributions will start at tier 1.  At tier 1 widgets should be considered (at best) minimally
		supported.  Widget authors may have not completed their widget yet.  Many changes
		will likely occur while a widget is in tier 1.
		</li>
		<p>
		<li><b>Tier 2</b><BR>
		At tier 2, widgets should be mostly feature complete.  Though tier 2 widgets are still not
		100% supported API, users can assume a smaller amount of changes will likely occur.  If an 
		author wishes his/her widget to be included in SWT, this is the proper time to start discussing
		requirements with the SWT team.  In order for a widget to graduate from Nebula into SWT, it
		must satisfy some SWT requirements such as:
			<ul>
			<li>CLDC - SWT is <a href='http://java.sun.com/products/cldc/'>CLDC</a> compatible and 
			therefore is restricted in its use of core JDK classes.</li>
 			<li>Accessiblity - All widgets must be accessible (see getAccessible).</li>
 			<li>SWT Paradigms - Widget should seek to match core SWT paradigms such as a single two
 			argument constructor (Composite parent, int style) as well as other existing paradigms.</li>
			</ul>
		</li>
		</ul>

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