Main Container Dialog Box

Use the Main Container dialog box to change the type of a top-level container. A top-level container can be either a frame or a panel.

Panels
Panels are containers that do not create separate windows of their own. A panel should be used as the main container for applets that display their GUIs in a browser page or applet viewer.

Frames
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.

To change a container from a frame to a panel, or panel to a frame:

  1. Choose the container in the Main Container list.
  2. Click on either the Frame or Panel radio button.


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