Re: A question to the APL vendors on Windows GUIs ...

The whole point of "is basically boring STD windows" is that is
consistent no matter what development environment deploys them. This
ensures that users are presented with a consistent look and feel i.e.
like controls behave identically irrespective of whether it is APL or
anything else that presents them.

The Java stance is to be different i.e this renders users acquired
experience to date with GUI interfaces next to useless ... if they are
that different.

As I said, you can do the user interface in JAVA and have it talk to
the APL business interface. OR, find someway to define the JAVA
controls as custom controls that can be put on APL GUI forms. I know
that this approach is viable with VB6.0 and .NET dontrols.

You did not mention which APL you are using!