A couple questions for everyone

I ask the following question in order to help gauge just how much Swing 
information I should cover in the SwiXml book I'm working on. I'm 
thinking that there are a lot of people out there who would like to use 
a tool like SwiXml while learning their way around Swing.

When you first started getting into SwiXml what was your proficency 
level in Swing?

Beginner: just getting into Swing and looking for an easier way to do 
it?
Intermediate: You'd used swing before but wouldn't call yourself an 
expert in it.
Advanced: If it was swing you'd probably done it already.

I'd also be interested in knowing what type of apps you use SwiXml for 
and if your SwiXml work is primarily done for fun or profit.

If people could respond to me personally I'll post any interesting 
summary bits to the list.

-Kate
( masukomi at masukomi dot org )