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Design Tab Not Showing Anything [message #1786272]

Sun, 29 April 2018 05:06

Woah Nelly

Messages: 2
Registered: April 2018

Junior Member

My windows builder design tab isn't showing my GUI, it's basically blank. I've tried opening new projects, updating & uninstalling windowsbuilder, the project is opened with windowsbuilder editor, but the thing just doesn't seem to be working. No online solutions that I've found have solved the issue.

I started on this project probably a couple months ago but closed it, I came back to finish it just now and it's doing this.

Additionally, when I go to layout assistant it says "Empty Selection"

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Re: Design Tab Not Showing Anything [message #1786398 is a reply to message #1786272]

Wed, 02 May 2018 15:54

Avi Abrami

Messages: 31
Registered: December 2017

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Does the "Source" tab display your source code?
Did you check the workspace log file?
Have you changed java versions in the last couple of months?
Did you try doing a "Clean"?

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Re: Design Tab Not Showing Anything [message #1786409 is a reply to message #1786398]

Thu, 03 May 2018 00:04

Woah Nelly

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Registered: April 2018

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Yeah the source tab shows the code.
I've not tried a clean, what is that?
Do not believe I've changed java version in the past couple months.
Also have not checked workspace log, not quite sure what that is.

Sorry, I'm pretty new to this and not super smart.

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Re: Design Tab Not Showing Anything [message #1786465 is a reply to message #1786409]

Thu, 03 May 2018 17:14

Avi Abrami

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Registered: December 2017

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[menu] Project > Clean...
File ".log" in ".metadata" subdirectory of your workspace directory.

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Re: Design Tab Not Showing Anything [message #1833797 is a reply to message #1786409]

Fri, 23 October 2020 21:24

Jamal Al-Khatib

Messages: 1
Registered: October 2020

Junior Member

Hi Guys,

I'm struggling now with the same problem,
I installed swing and we I create a JFrame file the source code appear but thee design is blank.
Can you please help me ? How did you solve your problem?
It's urgent Please.

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Re: Design Tab Not Showing Anything [message #1833887 is a reply to message #1833797]

Tue, 27 October 2020 04:08

Sebastian Arriaga

Messages: 2
Registered: October 2020

Junior Member

I have the same problem

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Re: Design Tab Not Showing Anything [message #1833925 is a reply to message #1833887]

Tue, 27 October 2020 23:08

Popa Miruna

Messages: 1
Registered: October 2020

Junior Member

I have the same issue. Have you solved it?

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Re: Design Tab Not Showing Anything [message #1833926 is a reply to message #1833925]

Wed, 28 October 2020 06:11

Sebastian Arriaga

Messages: 2
Registered: October 2020

Junior Member

Nobody response. I believe that the problem is common

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Re: Design Tab Not Showing Anything [message #1833987 is a reply to message #1833926]

Thu, 29 October 2020 14:10

Özgür Sözüsağlam

Messages: 1
Registered: October 2020

Junior Member

Hi Guys,
I had the same problem and I think I solved. Here is the solution :
Help-->Eclipse Marketplace--> Type "WindowBuilder 1.9.4 (the last version up to now I think) and click update.
After updating WindowBuilder, the design tab is opening now.
Bests.

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Re: Design Tab Not Showing Anything [message #1834842 is a reply to message #1786272]

Wed, 18 November 2020 20:29

Strix Code

Messages: 1
Registered: November 2020

Junior Member

I had the same issue after a fresh install of Eclipse 2020-09.

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Re: Design Tab Not Showing Anything [message #1836533 is a reply to message #1833797]

Thu, 07 January 2021 04:16

SEONGJONG LEE

Messages: 1
Registered: January 2021

Junior Member

Did you solve the problem?
If you can't see the Design tab yet, try the following:

When opening a file, right-click and select 'Open with' > 'WindowBuilder Editor'. If Window Builder is installed, you will see the Design tab in the newly opened file.

Hope this solution helps you. For reference, I checked it in eclipse 2020-12.

from swcodingschool

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Re: Design Tab Not Showing Anything [message #1838220 is a reply to message #1836533]

Thu, 18 February 2021 17:55

Andy P

Messages: 1
Registered: February 2021

Junior Member

Quote:

right-click and select 'Open with' > 'WindowBuilder Editor'

Worked for me.

One thing I noticed causes this is when I switch from Debug perspective back to Java perspective the 'Design' disappears and above solution brings it back.

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