ProgramDragon wrote:
> I think someone already asked this, but I want to confirm:
> 
>    I am trying to write a program with a GUI, but I don't know what GUI 
> framework is the best.
> 
>    I have heard that JRuby is a good option, but also heard that Swing 
> was a bad idea to use with JRuby.

Not at all, Swing is a great idea. In fact, I'd go so far as to say 
Swing is a lot better idea from JRuby than from Java.

>    I want to be able to write this program so that the end user can 
> install ruby, then run the program and it will start with no other 
> installation needed (like installing gems, etc, however I can do the 
> gems in the program on first run if it comes down to it).

Monkeybars + Rawr can package up an application with all requirements 
into a single executable .jar, .app, or .exe...awesome stuff.

- Charlie