Each of examples called the Swing library with fewer lines of code than the Java version. More importantly, the Java.next versions capture the essence of the program with less ceremony.

John Zukowski explains the origins of Swing's single-threaded event model, then introduces a thread-related bug that could pose a threat to your Swing programs.

The default button is the button which will be activated when a UI-defined activation event (typically the Enter key) occurs in the root pane regardless of whether or not the button has keyboard ...

This Java Swing tip illustrates a method of creating fancy buttons in your applications. The code uses JButton as the base and then add a roll over image on the button.