Re: Best Java GUI Builder
Re: Best Java GUI Builder
- Subject: Re: Best Java GUI Builder
- From: Lachlan Deck <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:30:23 +1000
On 24/06/2008, at 4:31 AM, Tom Pelaia wrote:
I don't really care much for any GUI builder that generates Java
code, so I wrote my own GUI builder as part of a larger open source
project.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/xaldev
The GUI builder is called "Bricks" and it doesn't generate any
source code. Instead it generates a XML file that gets parsed at run
time. You use the GUI builder to layout your swing components and
then you create your controller code to manage the actions and data.
It is somewhat similar in concept to OpenStep's GUI builder but
nowhere near as fancy. The advantage is that you don't have to mess
with any generated source code. This means that you get just the
views you need when you want them. It is ideal not only for Java
development but also for scripting languages such as JRuby and
Jython since there is no code to compile. You can write a quick
JRuby or Jython application with a nice user interface without
compiling any Java code.
The project also includes an application framework for rapid
development of full featured applications. This framework manages
such things as documents, online help, console, open/save, copy/edit/
paste and much more. The extensible menu is powerful by default.
You can probably remove most of the code within the project
(accelerator physics framework) and just take what you need. It is
organized into packages.
Let me know if you want more information.
Interesting.
We used to use Matisse (with NetBeans) but the xml/java-generation got
messy (especially if you ever want to refactor things). For quite a
while now we've been using WindowBuilder Pro with Eclipse which seems
to generate/interpret code just fine (+ interpreting custom code).
http://www.instantiations.com/windowbuilderpro/default.htm
with regards,
--
Lachlan Deck
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