[ale] Common open source Java desktop apps

[James Sumners]

But then I would have to use Eclipse :)

I am not overly fond of IDEs such as Eclipse. Mostly because they do more than
what I need. I have tried out Eclipse and found it nice but still too much for
me. I like using minimal things like Vim.

On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 16:17:18 -0500 (EST)
"John Wells" <jb at sourceillustrated.com> wrote:

> James Sumners said:
> > When I am really working with MySQL I use Squirrel-SQL heavily --
> > http://squirrel-sql.sf.net/
> 
> If you like Squirrel-Sql, you'd probably enjoy using the SQLExplorer
> plugin for Eclipse: https://sqlexplorer.dev.java.net/
> 
> It's a nice SWT interface that uses Squirrel-Sql at its core.  So the
> feature set will be familiar (as well as alias and driver setup, etc), but
> the interface is much improved, IMO.  Squirrel-Sql's use of the
> JDesktopPane to provide a desktop-like feel has always been a big drawback
> in terms of screen real estate.
> 
> You can see a screenshot of it running on my machine and accessing a
> postgresql database here: http://www.sourceillustrated.com/sqlexplorer.jpg
> 
> John
> 
> 
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