You can modify the beans palette at any time from the Visual Composition Editor and in any of the following ways:
To resize the palette, drag the sizing handle on the right side of the palette. If you choose not to resize the palette and some of the beans are not visible, you can access the beans by using the scroll buttons that appear at the top and bottom of the palette.
To change the icon size on the palette and the Beans List, open the palette pop-up and select Show Large Icons. This is a toggle option with the default set to small icons (16x16). The large icons are 32x32.
To reorder the beans within a category, or move a bean to another category:
If you have a category with many beans, you can group common beans using separators. To add a grouping separator to a category:
To remove a separator line, select the separator and then click Remove.
You may need to refresh the palette to view the following changes:
To refresh the palette, select Refresh Palette from the palette pop-up.
Beans Palette
Object Serialization in VisualAge
Composing Beans Visually
Modify Palette Window
Refresh Palette
To add beans to any category on the beans palette:
To add beans from a project to any category on the beans palette:
You can also add class or serialized files from .jar files to the palette by following the import SmartGuide from the File menu. The Modify Palette window that appears contains an Available beans list, where you select the beans you want to add to the category you select, or create, in the Palette list.
Note: | If you designate an icon for the bean in the Information pane of the BeanInfo class, it is used for the palette entry. Otherwise, a default icon is used. |
Beans Palette
Deleting a Bean or Category from the Palette
Modify Palette Window
BeanInfo Page
Add Bean from Project