Project Summary
This project was motivated by a few simple facts. 1) I have access to, and frequently use, all major operating systems: Linux, Mac OSX, and Windows. 2) I am tired of the divergent and competing desktop metaphors. 3) Particularly on Windows (which I always seem to use at work), if I connect to a projector, then I run the risk of my desktop size being changed for me and my icons will probably be re-arranged in an order that makes no sense to me (and, often, it will not restore the icon layout when I disconnect).
Therefore, I thought "hey... I am a Java developer. Let me dust off my desktop/Swing skills and I will have a cross-platform, portable desktop!" This project is the on-going result of that idea and, despite the fact that Oracle says JavaFX is the future of Java GUIs, this Swing application is shaping up nicely (including the use of SVG icons).
One final note: "Portable Desktop" might be a better name for this project as "Virtual Desktop" might imply the use of VNC and/or the ability to remotely access the desktop. I like the name (for now) and have no intent on changing it but thought I would add this clarification for those of you who have read this far.
Designer Templates
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Creating pages manually
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Authors and Contributors
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