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How to Create a GUI Application with Eclipse [message #206959]

Sat, 06 March 2004 12:56

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: ismarenzana.hotmail.com

I'm a newby I downloaded the latest version of the Eclipse DK and I'd like
to know how to use Swing libraries with it or develop simple GUI
applications with Eclipse.
Thanks

Re: How to Create a GUI Application with Eclipse [message #207005 is a reply to message #206959]

Sat, 06 March 2004 13:51

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: richkulp.NO.SPAM.us.ibm.com

You can get the Eclipse tools Visual Editor Project for that.
See http://www.eclipse.org/vep/

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Thanks, Rich Kulp

Re: How to Create a GUI Application with Eclipse [message #207031 is a reply to message #206959]

Sat, 06 March 2004 15:55

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: sw15london.tiscali.co.uk

Or you could hard code the interface.
I don't use a visual editor for any projects.
You will learn better if you can hard code the graphical components.

Chris

"Klaus" <ismarenzana@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:c2d3cg$m0a$1@eclipse.org...
> I'm a newby I downloaded the latest version of the Eclipse DK and I'd like
> to know how to use Swing libraries with it or develop simple GUI
> applications with Eclipse.
> Thanks
>

Re: How to Create a GUI Application with Eclipse [message #207132 is a reply to message #206959]

Sun, 07 March 2004 15:30

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: IanPLang.yahoo.com

I would recommend looking into Rich Client Platform (RCP). You did not
specify which Eclipse you downloaded - RCP is new to Eclipse 3.0. If you
are interested check out the tutorials and other information you find here:
http://www.eclipsepowered.org/rcp.html

The examples are SWT based, I have found the switch from Swing to SWT
straight forward so far - it is early still so I have not tried to push my
knowledge of SWT too far yet. But also new in Eclipse 3.0 is support for
Swing but I have not tried that at all.

Previously I was using Eclipse to develop my app in Swing and was spending
a lot of time working on basic application support - main window layout,
tool bars about box, undo redo. Now with EMF and RCP I feel like after
the initial investment in learning these new libraries I'll have more time
to work on my actual application code.

IL

Klaus wrote:

> I'm a newby I downloaded the latest version of the Eclipse DK and I'd like
> to know how to use Swing libraries with it or develop simple GUI
> applications with Eclipse.
> Thanks

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