| Minimalist GUI, do I need to add anything to Eclipse IDE? [message #762238] |
Wed, 07 December 2011 13:48  |
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I'm new to Java and Eclipse. I've just downloaded Eclipse Indigo to use with OSX Lion.
The app I'd like to create will have a very minimalist GUI. I need a black fullscreen (no menubar, scrolling, resizing, just a black screen). Within this space I need to dynamically create and arrange clickable buttons that are simply colored rectangles with text labels inside them. I will also need text input boxes that are as basic as a form field in html.
I don't need anything fancier, nor do I need a graphical layout builder. I'd prefer to do it all with code, with the most lightweight (as in CPU usage) method possible.
Does Eclipse come with what I need out of the box? Or do I need one of these Swing/AWT/SWT addons? Thanks for your help.
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| Re: Minimalist GUI, do I need to add anything to Eclipse IDE? [message #762754 is a reply to message #762495] |
Thu, 08 December 2011 10:25  |
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Swing, AWT, and SWT are all separate widget toolkits written in Java. You will have to pick which one you want to use. Swing and AWT are related in that Swing extends features of AWT. Swing would be the prefered toolkit between the two. Both are included in any JDK since they are a required part of the language spec. SWT is a separate toolkit developed when Swing was in its infancy. Eclipse is developed on SWT so it includes the runtime. However, you have to perform some setup steps to include it in a project. Swing is available in any Java project you create in Eclipse.
You will have to look at each toolkit and decide for yourself which one is appropriate.
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