... why we choose to develop an interface close to a classic files explorer (e.g. Windows explorer) because most of users know well this interface. Here are the requirements we define in this goal: - Taxonomy elements (Taxon and Specimen) must appear as classic files for the user - Actions can be done in different ways - Users can see dynamically all the modifications he does These requirements have obviously strongly influenced the choice of the components for developing the interface. For building its, we have mainly use java swing library. The Swing classes eliminate Java's biggest weakness: its relatively primitive user interface toolkit. Swing provides many new components and containers that allow building sophisticated user interfaces, far beyond what was possible with AWT. The old components have been greatly improved, and there are many new components, like trees, tables, and even text editors. Note: This part presents the development of the ...

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