Tag Archives: gui

Running Matisse Generated GUIs Outside of NetBeans

Posted on September 17, 2005 by david

If you’ve been experimenting with Matisse, the new GUI builder that comes with NetBeans 5.0, you’ve probably wanted to run your app outside of the IDE at some time. The LayoutManager used in Matisse is held in a jar file … Continue reading →

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NetBeans 5.0 GUI Builder

Posted on September 16, 2005 by david

I blogged recently about the need for good GUI builders in Java. Yesterday, I downloaded the latest daily release of NetBeans 5.0 and tried out Matisse. I’ve seen the demos of it being used, but never had the chance to use it … Continue reading →

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Swing good, SWT bad?

Posted on August 5, 2005 by david

Swing seems to be en vogue at the moment, whereas not long ago it was SWT that was fashionable. I’ve never developed with SWT before, but I’m finding that there’s less reason to do so now that before. JDK1.5 enhanced … Continue reading →

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Java GUI Builders

Posted on August 2, 2005 by david

There’s a lot of debate at the moment on the merits of GUI builders, in particular Matisse – the new GUI builder for NetBeans. I’ve heard people suggest that GUI builders shouldn’t be used and all user interfaces should be … Continue reading →

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