Questions tagged [windowbuilder]

For questions about using WindowBuilder which is a Java GUI WYSIWYG visual designer plugin for Eclipse. WindowBuilder is composed of SWT Designer and Swing Designer.

WindowBuilder is a powerful and easy to use Java GUI designer that makes it very easy to create Java GUI applications without spending a lot of time writing code to display simple forms. With WindowBuilder you can create complicated windows in minutes. Use the visual designer and Java code will be generated for you. You can easily add controls using drag-and-drop, add event handlers to your controls, change various properties of controls using a property editor, internationalize your app and much more.

WindowBuilder is built as a plug-in to Eclipse and can also be used with the various Eclipse-based IDEs (RAD, RSA, MyEclipse, JBuilder, etc.). The plug-in builds an abstract syntax tree (AST) to navigate the source code and uses GEF to display and manage the visual presentation.


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Multiple windows in eclipse window builder

I am using Google Window Builder for eclipse to create the UI aspect of my program. I need to create a preferences window so that the user can change different settings for the program. I want the user to be able to press the 'preferences' button in…
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Controlling where references to GUI objects created by Eclipse Window Builder are placed

Abstract: I'm looking for a way to configure Eclipse Window Builder's code generator to place its object references in the class body instead of locally in the initalize() method. Detailed: Window builder has a built in code generator/code analyzer…
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How to make WindowBuilder create fields that are not nested in Eclipse, Java

I am using WindowBuilder for Eclipse Java. When I make a Button or a Menu (or anything), it creates the fields nested inside of the constructor. Is there any way to make them fields and then initialized in the constructor so I can use them outside…
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Application Window in Eclipse with WindowBuilder

I am relatively new in Java programming, I have been using Eclipse with WindowBuilder but I don't get what is the difference between using a JFrame or Application Window in Swing Designer. Can anyone explain it?
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windowbuilder jface actions in swt designer

I'm writing a JFace standalone application using eclipse/windowbuilder pro. Windowbuilder is a nice tool to work with, but I'm having trouble finding information on the organizational structure of such an application. Currently I'm extending the…
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Making JList's selected index go away

So I have a JList in my program and it starts with the selected index 0. However, during the program I want to do myJList.setSelectedIndex(-1) or something like that so that nothing is selected ? Hope I was clear. Thanks
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Eclipse WindowBuilder Design Tab is Empty?

I'm new to the WindowBuilder tool of Eclipse (or any frontend dev), and I installed WindowBuilder, SWT to check it out. When creating a new project, I go to: New > Others > WindowBuilder > SWT Designer > SWT/JFace Java Project When creating a new…
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Incompatible Java Versions for WindowBuilder

I Installed WindowBuilder on Eclipse to create a Graphic User Interface for a program. When I go to the 'Design' tab the following error appears: Eclipse is running under 1.8, but this Java project has a 10 Java compliance level, so…
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How to deal with 'Incompatible Java Versions running 0' in Eclipse Window Builder?

I have Eclipse installed with WindowsBuilder, and it has worked fine in the past in showing the design tab of JFrame. I just installed Intellj, and installed a JDK in addition to my current SE-9 JVM. My eclipse program is still functional , but is…
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Make absolute layout as same size as JFrame at design time for convinience

I am developing a Java Swing application. I have a small issue on how to resize the layout in a JFrame to the same size of the JFrame in the Design tab in Eclipse. The layout's space is not enough to effectively design my intended user interface. I…
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How to use WindowBuilder to edit a JPanel in an inner class

I would like to use WindowBuilder in Eclipse to construct Swing GUIs. The JPanels I need to build will be inner classes in a non-GUI wrapper, like so: public class MyWrapper extends MyBaseClass { ... class MyPanel extends JPanel { ... …
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Developing a Java Eclipse project on both 32bit and 64bit Linux systems

I have a series of related projects that I've placed under Git control (all these projects are in the same workspace, which is the top-level of the Git repository) and cloned from my desktop (32bit) to my laptop (64bit) so I can work on them…
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Eclipse WindowBuilder Glitch in Text

I'm getting strange results in my Eclipse WindowBuilder whenever I try to run my GUI, the top left area has glitchy text (I don't really know what else to call this problem). I've tried searching everywhere but apparently no one else is getting this…
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First attempt at a simple GUI

I am attempting to teach myself how to make a GUI using Java swing and Window Builder Pro, after watching several youtube videos, and reading some tutorials I have accomplished the following. import javax.swing.JFrame; import…
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DatePicker for WindowBuilder?

I am using WindowBuilder (Eclipse Juno 4.2) to create GUI for my project. In that GUI I need to use date picker. I searched online for some date pickers and found out some library that will do work but for some reason I can't implemet it in…
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