Customizing the Component Palette
Use the Import Components to Palette dialog box to:
- Rearrange components in a palette
tab
- Remove components in a palette tab
- Customize components in a palette tab
- Create a new palette tab
- Rename a palette tab
- Remove a palette tab
- Reset the AWT, Panels, and Additional
palette tabs to their original contents
See Importing Components for information on
importing JavaBeans with the Import Components To Palette dialog box.
To rearrange components in
a palette tab:
- Choose GUI -> Customize Palette.
- If a palette folder is closed, click on its folder to display a
list of its components.
- Select a component in the list.
- Click the up arrow or down arrow to move the component up or down.
To remove a component from
a palette tab:
- Choose GUI -> Customize Palette.
- If a palette folder is closed, click on its folder to display a
list of its components.
- Select the component in the list by clicking on its icon or its name.
- Click Remove.
To customize a component:
- Choose GUI -> Customize Palette.
- Select the component by clicking on its icon or its name.
- Click Customize.
- In the dialog box, edit the three text boxes:
To create a new palette tab:
- Choose GUI -> Customize Palette.
- Click New Folder below the Palette Components list.
- In the Folder box, type the name you want displayed on
the palette's tab.
- Click OK.
To rename a palette tab:
- Choose GUI -> Customize Palette.
- In the Palette Components list, click on the name of the palette
folder.
- Click Customize below the Palette Components list.
- In the dialog box, type the new name you want displayed on the
palette tab.
- Click OK.
To remove a palette tab:
- Choose GUI -> Customize Palette.
- In the Palette Components list, click on the name of the palette
folder you want to remove.
- Click Remove below the Palette Components list.
- Click Yes in the Removing palette folder dialog box.
To restore the standard
GUI builder palette:
Click OK in the Import Components To Palette dialog box
to set your edits. If you click Cancel, a window opens
asking if you want to save your changes. In this case, your edits
are not set unless you click OK in the window.
See also:
- Adding Custom Components and Windows
- Generating Java Source Code
- Adding Behavior to Components
- GUI Builder Palette
- Visual Java GUI Builder API Documentation
- Visual Java GUI
Builder Runtime Packages
- Class Hierarchy
- Index of
All Fields and Methods