The Visual Menu
This page describes the items in the Visual menu of the Java WorkShop menu bar.
Import
Imports files with the extension .gui
that contain Visual Java
windows that you want to include in your application. This
menu item activates a file chooser.
Import URL
Imports files with the extension .gui
that contain Visual Java
windows that you want to include in your application. Specify
the .gui
file as part of a URL. For example:
http://some_url/projects/interfaces/flag.gui
Generate
Generates Java source code from your layout. See Generate Java Source Code for details.
Tool bar accelerator:
Save
Saves your layout to disk in the file <ProjectName>.gui
.
Tool bar accelerator:
Cut
Cuts the selected component or window to the clipboard. You can paste the cut component or window to another location in the
layout.
Tool bar accelerator:
Copy
Copies the selected component or window to the clipboard.
You can paste the copied component or window from the
clipboard to another cell in the layout.
Tool bar accelerator:
Paste
Pastes a cut or copied component or window to another cell in the
layout.
Tool bar accelerator:
Delete
Deletes the selected component or window. Does not place a
copy on the clipboard and cannot be undone.
Edit Attributes
Activates the Attribute Editor. The attributes of the selected
component or window are loaded. See Attribute Editor for details.
Tool bar accelerator:
New Window
Activates the New Window dialog box. Use the New Window
dialog box to add a new frame, dialog, or generic window to
your application.
Tool bar accelerator:
Nested Panel
Nests (in place) the selected component within a Gridbag Layout
Panel component.
Main Container
Activates the Main Container dialog. Use the Main Container
dialog to change the type of a main container to a frame or
a panel.
Edit Palette
Activates the Palette Editor. Use the Palette Editor to add,
delete, and rearrange items in the following:
- Component Palette
- Custom Menu
- New Windows dialog box
See Palette Editor for details.
Open Palette
Opens a previously saved version of the component palette. Activates a file chooser.
Save Palette
Saves a copy of the component palette to a named file. Activates
a file chooser.
See also:
- Visual Java Overview
- Visual Java Components
- Laying Out GUI Interfaces
- Generating Java Source Code
- Adding Operations (Filters and
Actions)
- Visual Java Runtime Classes
- Creating Menus
- Adding Custom Components and Windows
- Using Groups and Shadows (Basic)
- Using Groups and Shadows (Advanced)
- Visual Java API Documentation
- Visual Java
Runtime Packages
- Class
Hierarchy
- Index of
all Fields and Methods