Phurnace Blog tagged 'Java GUI'

UI Development and Code Generation Tools

Shawn Spiars — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 01:00:00 +0100

It seems like there are more visual GUI builder products available on the market today than ever before. Visual GUI builders propose an easier way to design and create user interface components. They usually consist of a palette from which you select and drag controls or widgets onto a window, frame, or dialog. Then they provide a table or list where you can manipulate the properties of your controls (size, font, color, coordinates, etc) without requiring the user to know the subtleties� o [...]

What You See is What You Get � A Bit About Java GUI Toolkits

Shawn Spiars — Mon, 05 May 2008 01:00:00 +0100

There are quite a few toolkits available for Java developers. Let me help point you in some directions and maybe save you some research time.

Many of you will be familiar with the Abstract Windows Toolkit (AWT) that is available with every Java Runtime Environment (JRE). AWT is the original Java GUI toolkit developed by Sun Microsystems. AWT is a peer-based toolkit meaning that each AWT control is dependent upon a host operating system control. AWT usage is limited because it was designed [...]