Why doesnt LwjglApplet extend JApplet?

[DaysShadow]

I'm currently working on an application in which i use a canvas and swing components, as in your particle editor for example.
On desktop everything is nice but I want this app to work as an applet as well but this doesnt work for now as LwjglApplet extends Applet and for using swing i need it to extend JApplet.

Is there a reason why it doesnt extend JApplet, unnecessary load or anything?

Thanks and greetings

[mzechner]

Good question, i'm not sure (didn't write the LwjglApplet). It seems that all information on Lwjgl indicates that one has to use Applets and not JApplet. I'll bring in Nate.

[DaysShadow]

Alright, that'd be nice

As far as i read JApplet itself extends Applet and also uses the same unchanged main methods(update, draw methods and such) as Applet

[NateS]

::swings in thru the window, shards of glass scattering everywhere::

I guess Applet is slightly more lightweight than JApplet. No reason to use the Swing stuff when it is not needed for an applet that only displays OpenGL. You could probably use your own JApplet and embed LwjglCanvas.

::puff of smoke::

[DaysShadow]

Hi Nates,

i thought so already, so i'll have my fun putting the things together

Thanks.