New Window Dialog Box

Use this dialog to create new windows.

To create a new window, select one of the following window types and click Create.

Empty Frame
Frames are top-level application windows with a title and a border. A frame should be used as the main container for:

Frames are the only types of containers to which you can add menu bars.

Empty Dialog Boxes
Dialog boxes are pop-up windows that are activated from frames and panels.

File Dialog Box
File dialog boxes are point-and-click file choosers.

The File dialog box cannot be shown while you are editing the interface in Visual Java because it is a modal dialog box and would block other windows. The File dialog box attributes are a straightforward mapping of the attributes for java.awt.FileDialog. Click here to browse the JDK API documentation for java.awt.FileDialog.

To edit File dialog box attributes, select the dialog box in the main window list and choose Visual=>Edit Attributes.

Generic Window
Enables you to incorporate a custom window component into your application. For more information see Custom Components and Windows.


See also:

Visual Java Overview
The Visual Menu
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