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Get started with Jigloo, a GUI builder for Eclipse

Create a workflow application using an SWT GUI

Michael Galpin, Developer, MichaelDKelly.com
Michael Galpin has been developing Java software professionally since 1998. He currently works for eBay. He holds a degree in mathematics from the California Institute of Technology.

Summary:  Jigloo is an Eclipse plug-in that enables you to build sophisticated graphical user interfaces (GUIs) rapidly that run on the Java™ platform. It can be used to build Swing-based applications and Standard Widget Toolkit (SWT)-based applications. It is an easy-to-use visual editor, so you can create the UI for your desktop application quickly. In this tutorial, we build a simple workflow application and use Jigloo to create its UI. Learn how easy it is to get started with Jigloo and to tap into its advanced features, such as visual inheritance. Finally, we test an application and package it for others to use.

Date:  03 Apr 2007
Level:  Intermediate

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In this tutorial, you've seen how to create a basic GUI using Jigloo. You've added a few different containers and controls. You've seen how to use events from those controls to tie-in to a model implementing some kind of business logic. There's a lot you can do from here. You're ready to dive into Jigloo's advanced features. Use can use Jigloo to:

  • Extract your forms to separate and reusable components
  • Use these components in other applications and even extend them using visual inheritance
  • Add Swing components
  • Convert the entire application to Swing

The schema supports more optional properties, so you can make the form more complex. You can add date pickers and combo controls for some of these data elements.

Review the Resources for additional documentation and ideas for using Jigloo in your applications.

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