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Preferences
This dialog is used to set user
preferences.
Stand-alone: Select Window >
Preferences from the menu to open this dialog.
Eclipse plug-in: The JFormDesigner
preferences are fully integrated into the Eclipse preferences
dialog. Select Window > Preferences from the menu
to
open it and then expand the node "JFormDesigner" in the tree.
IntelliJ IDEA plug-in: IntelliJ IDEA uses the
term "Settings" instead of "Preferences". The JFormDesigner
preferences are fully integrated into the IntelliJ IDEA settings
dialog. Select File > Settings from the menu to
open it
and then click the icon named "JFormDesigner".
JBuilder plug-in: The JFormDesigner
preferences are fully integrated into JBuilder preferences dialog.
Select Tools > Preferences from the menu to open it.
Pages
Import and export preferences
You can use the Import
button to import preferences from a file and the Export button
to export preferences to a file. This preferences file is compatible
with all JFormDesigner editions. On export, you can specify what parts
of the preferences you want export.
Eclipse plug-in: You can use the menu
commands File
> Import and File > Export to import and export
preferences to/from Eclipse preferences files.
IntelliJ IDEA plug-in: You can use the menu
commands File
> Import Settings and File > Export Settings to
import and export settings to/from IntelliJ IDEA preferences files.
JBuilder plug-in: Import and export of
preferences is not supported.
Note: Each IDE uses its own file format for preferences. The
only way to transfer preferences between the different
JFormDesigner editions is to use JFormDesigner preferences files.
Restore defaults
Use the Restore Defaults button to restore the values of the
active page to its defaults.
General
On this page, you can specify general options.
| Animate layout changes in Design view |
If enabled, changes to the layout in the Design view are done animated. |
On |
| Animation speed |
The speed of the animation.
|
default |
| Buffer Design view in video memory |
If enabled, parts of the Design view are buffered in the video
memory of the graphics card to improve painting speed.
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On |
| Undo history size |
The maximum number of steps in the undo history
of a form. |
1000 |
FormLayout (JGoodies)
On this page, you can specify FormLayout
related options.
| IntelliGap |
If enabled, JFormDesigner automatically
inserts/removes gap columns/rows. |
On |
| JGoodies Forms version |
Required JGoodies Forms version for
the created forms. JGoodies Forms 1.0.3 and later require Java 1.4 or
later. JGoodies Forms 1.0.2 is the last version that supports Java 1.3. |
1.2 or later |
| Column/row templates for new columns/rows |
Here you can specify the column and row
templates that should be used when new columns or rows are inserted. |
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| Column |
The column template used for new columns. |
default |
| Column gap |
The column template used for new gap columns. |
label component gap |
| Row |
The row template used for new rows. |
default |
| Row gap |
The row template used for new gap rows. |
line gap |
| Custom column/row templates |
If the predefined templates
does not fit to your needs, you can define your own here. Since
JGoodies Forms 1.2 you can add these custom column/row templates to the
global LayoutMap using the "LayoutMap Initialization Code" link. |
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Custom column/row templates
| Display name |
The display name is used within
JFormDesigner whenever the template is shown in combo boxes or popup
menus. |
| Identifier |
The (unique) identifier is stored
in form files. Choose a short string. Only letters and digits are
allowed. |
| Use for |
Specifies whether the template
should be used for columns, rows or both. Also specifies whether it
represents a gap column/row. |
| Default alignment |
The
default alignment of the
components within a column/row. Used if the value of the component
constraint properties "h align" or "v align" are set to DEFAULT. |
| Size |
The
width of a column or
height of a row. You can use default, preferred or minimum component
size. Or a constant size. It is also possible to specify a minimum and
a maximum size. Note that the maximum size does not limit the
column/row size if the column/row can grow (see resize behavior). |
| Resize
behavior |
The
resize weight of the
column/row. |
| Java code |
Optional Java code used by the Java code
generator. Useful if you have factory classes for ColumnSpecs and
RowSpecs. Not available for JGoodies Forms 1.2 and later. |
null Layout
On this page, you can specify null
layout related options.
| Snap to grid |
If enabled, snap to the grid
specified below when moving or resizing a component in null layout. |
On |
| Grid X step |
The horizontal step size of the
grid. |
5 |
| Grid Y step |
The vertical step size of the grid.
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5 |
Localization
On this page, you can specify localization
related options.
| Rename resource
keys when renaming components |
If enabled, auto-rename resource
keys when renaming components and the resource key contains the old
component name. |
On |
| Copy localized messages when copying components |
If enabled, duplicate localized strings in all
locales when copying components. |
On |
| Delete localized messages when
deleting components |
If enabled, auto-delete localized
strings, that were used by the deleted components, from all locales. |
On |
| Delete localized messages when
internalizing strings |
If enabled, auto-delete localized
strings, that were internalized, from all locales. |
On |
| Delete messages only if key prefix is equal to
form's key prefix |
If enabled, messages will be auto-deleted only
if there key prefix is equal to the key prefix of the form. |
On |
| Insert new messages |
Specifies where new messages will be inserted
into properties files. "next to similar keys" inserts new messages next
to other similar keys so that messages that belong together are
automatically at the same location in the properties file. "at the end
of the properties file" always appends new messages to the end of the
properties file. |
next to similar keys (ascending order) |
| Separator used for generated keys |
Separator used when generating a resource key. |
'.' |
| Template for properties files |
Template used when creating new properties files. |
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| Exclude properties from externalization |
Specify properties that should be excluded from
externalization. Useful when using auto-externalization to ensure that
some string property values stay in the Java code.
If
the list is focused, you can use the Insert
key to add a property or the Delete
key to delete selected properties. |
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Look and Feels
On this page, you can add Swing look and feels for use in the Design view.
Note: Because Swing is not designed to use two look and feels
at the same time (application and Design
view), it can not guaranteed that each look and feel works without
problems.
If
the look and feels list is focused, you can use the Insert
key to add a look and feel or the Delete
key to delete selected look and feels.
| Jar path |
Full path name of the jar file that
contains the look and feel classes. Use the Browse button to
select a jar. |
| Name |
Name of the look and feel used in
the look and feel combo box in the Main
Toolbar. |
| Class name |
Class name of the look and feel
class (derived from javax.swing.LookAndFeel). |
| License code |
License code for the commercial Alloy Look and Feel. |
Java
Code Generator
On this page, you can turn off the Java code generator and specify
other code generation options.
| Generate Java source code |
If enabled, JFormDesigner generates
Java source code when you save a form. |
On |
| Source compatibility |
Specifies the compatibility of the generated
source code. Besides generating Java 1.x compatible source code,
JFormDesigner can also use Java 5 (or later) features in the generated
source code (e.g. auto-boxing, @Override, etc). |
Stand-alone: use JRE
version
IDE plug-ins: use project setting |
| Explicit imports |
If enabled, the code generator adds explicit
import statements (without '*') for used classes. |
Off |
| Container blocks |
If enabled, the code generator puts
the initialization code for each container into a block (enclosed in
curly braces). |
On |
| Comments |
If enabled, the code generator puts
a comment line above the initialization code for each component. |
On |
| Set component names |
If enabled, the code generator inserts java.awt.Component.setName()
statements for all components of the form. |
Off |
| Eclipse non-nls tags
(//$NON-NLS-n$) |
If enabled, the code generator
appends non-nls comments to lines containing strings. These comments
are used by the Eclipse IDE to denote strings that should not be
externalized. |
Off |
| NetBeans no-i18n tags (//NOI18N) |
If enabled, the code generator
appends non-nls comments to lines containing strings. These comments
are used by the NetBeans IDE to denote strings that should not be
externalized. |
Off |
| Use 'this' for member variables |
If enabled, the code generator inserts 'this.'
before all member variables. E.g. this.nameLabel.setText("Name:"); |
Off |
| Member variables prefix |
Prefix used for component member
variables. E.g. "m_". |
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| Class modifiers |
Class modifiers used when
generating a new class. Allowed modifiers: public, default,
abstract and final. |
public |
| Nested class modifiers |
Class modifiers used when
generating a new nested class. Allowed modifiers: public,
default, protected, private,
abstract, final
and static. |
private |
You can set additional options per form in the "(form)" properties.
Templates (Java Code Generator)
This page contains templates that are used by the code generator
when generating a new class. See Code Templates for
details about templates.
New: Create a new template for a specific superclass.
Edit: Edit the superclass of the selected user-defined
template.
Remove: Remove the selected template. Only allowed for
user-defined templates.
Reset: Reset the selected predefined template to the default.
Insert Variable: Insert a variable at the current cursor
location into the selected template.
Layout Managers (Java Code Generator)
On this page, you can specify code generation options for some
layout managers.
| Use PanelBuilder in generated code |
If enabled, the PanelBuilder class
of JGoodies Forms is used for FormLayout. |
Off |
| Use empty GridBagConstraints
constructor |
If enabled, the empty
GridBagConstraints constructor is used in the generated code, which is
necessary for Java 1.0 and 1.1 compatibility. Since Java 1.2,
GridBagConstraints has a constructor with parameters, which is used by
default. |
Off |
| GroupLayout Generation Style |
Specifies whether class javax.swing.GroupLayout
is used, which is part of Java 6 and later. Or whether
org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout from the Open Source Swing Layout library
swing-layout.jar is used, which is also available for Java 1.4 and 5. |
use source compatibility
(see Java Code Generator
preferences page) |
| TableLayout package |
Package name used by the Java code generator for
TableLayout. Change this only if you have a copy of the original
TableLayout in another package. |
info.clearthought.layout |
Localization (Java Code Generator)
On this page, you can specify code generation options for
localization.
| Generate initComponentsI18n() method |
If enabled, the code generator puts the code to
initialize the localized texts into a method initComponentsI18n(). You
can invoke this method from your code to switch the locale of a form at
runtime. You can set this options also per form in the "(form)" properties. |
Off |
| 'getBundle' template |
Template used by code generator for
getting a resource bundle. |
ResourceBundle.getBundle
(${bundleName}) |
| 'getString' template |
Template used by code generator for
getting a string from a resource bundle. |
${bundle}.getString(${key}) |
Code Style (Java Code Generator)
Stand-alone: On this page, you can specify
code style options, which are used for code generation.
IDE plug-ins: This page is not available in
IDE plug-ins because IDEs already have preferences that control code
style. JFormDesigner uses the code style settings from IDE projects or
preferences.
| Indent size |
The number of spaces used for one indentation
level.
|
4 |
| Tab size |
The number of spaces that
represents one tabulation.
|
4 |
| Use tab character |
Specifies whether the tab character
(\t) is used for indentation or only space characters.
|
On |
| Line separator |
The line separator used for newly created .java
and .properies files. |
Platform default |
Client Properties
On this page, you can can define client
properties, which can be set in the Properties
view.
If
the client properties list is focused, you can use the Insert
key to add a client property or the Delete
key to delete selected client properties.
| Key |
The key that identifies the client
property. |
| Component class |
The component class to which the
client property belongs. E.g. if set to javax.swing.JButton, then the
client property is shown in the Properties
view for buttons and for subclasses of JButton. If not specified, the
client property is shown for all components. |
| Value type |
The type of the client property
value. You can select one of the common types (String, Boolean,
Integer, etc) from the combo box or
enter the class name of a custom type. |
| Predefined values |
If the value type is java.lang.String, then you
can specify predefined values for the client property. When editing the
client property in the Properties
view, a combo box that contains these values is shown. The combo box is
editable by default. Select the "Allow only predefined values" check
box to make the combo box not-editable. |
| Property editor class |
Optional class name of a property editor that
should be used when editing the client property in the Properties view. |
Native Library Paths
On this page, you can specify the locations of custom JavaBeans that
use native libraries and you can specify the folders where to search
for the native libraries.
Note: When removing or changing paths, a restart of
JFormDesigner (or the IDE) is probably necessary to make the changes
work.
| Classpath for JavaBeans, which use
native libraries |
JAR files or folders containing
.class files, which are using native libraries. They must be specified
here to ensure that the native libraries are loaded from a special
class loader only once. |
| Native Library Path |
Folders used to search for native
libraries. |
BeanInfo Search Paths
On this page, you can specify package names that will be used for
finding BeanInfo classes and property editors.
Squint
Test
The page allows you to specify the squint level for the squint test
(menu View > Squint Test).
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