Chapter 6


Designing Visual Classes with the Form Editor

Forte for Java provides the Form Editor, which enables you to build forms for graphical user interfaces visually and have the code for them automatically generated. You can select items such as panels, scroll bars, menus, and buttons in the Component Palette and then place them directly on the Form Editor window. As you do, the IDE automatically generates the Java code to implement the design and behavior of the application. The Form Editor also uses your chosen layout manager to control the design-time layout of the form in the Form Editor window. If you change the layout manager or its parameters, the changes are displayed immediately. In addition, you can manage event handlers and customize the way code is generated for components.


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