Palette Editor

Use the Palette Editor to add, delete, or change components in a Visual Java palette.

To edit a palette select one of the three palettes from the choice menu at the upper-left corner of the editor.

Palette
The palette of Visual Java components located to the left of the main Visual Java window.

Custom Menu
The list of items in the Custom menu located above the component palette.

Windows
The list of windows available for you to choose from the Visual=>New Window dialog.

Once you've chosen a palette you can rearrange, add, delete, or edit components.

To rearrange components:

  1. Choose a component in the editor list.
  2. Click on the arrows at the upper-right corner of the editor to move the component up and down the palette.


    When you move an item in the component palette, both the entry in the editor list and the component button in the palette move.

To add a component:

  1. Click the Add button at the bottom of the editor.
  2. In the Add Item dialog box, fill in the text fields:

To delete a component:

  1. Choose the component in the editor list.
  2. Click the Delete button at the bottom of the editor.

To edit a component:

  1. Choose the component in the editor list.
  2. Click the Edit button at the bottom of the editor.
  3. In the Edit Item dialog box, edit the text fields:


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