Any good GUI editors out there?

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M.P. - 09 Jun 2006 16:15 GMT

Hi all

Can anyone recommend a good (preferably inexpensive) GUI editor out
there for Java, similar to Visual C++, where I can create a GUI and
edit the code-behind without affecting the GUI itself (and vice versa).
I have been using JFrameBuilder - not too impressed - it seems
like once the GUI is created, it is final: I cannot swap back and forth
between code and GUI. I am using Eclipse for coding.

Thanks

MP

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ali - 09 Jun 2006 16:22 GMT

Hi there

well since you are using eclipse . you should try its visual editer
ummm initially eclipse will not have its visual editer instulled so you
will have to instull it by downloading some plugeing from eclipse site
or from eclipse update center.

also another good GI|UI editor is provided by the other greate free
IDE (NetBeans) they say lots of things about this one.

moreover there is a greate GUI editor in borland JBuilder but you have
to pay for that one.

for me i am using the one that comes as pluge in in eclipse

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David Segall - 09 Jun 2006 18:14 GMT

>moreover there is a greate GUI editor in borland JBuilder but you have
>to pay for that one.

No. The Foundation Edition is free
<http://www.borland.com/downloads/download_jbuilder.html>

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Robert Iver - 09 Jun 2006 16:36 GMT

I would check out NetBeans if I were you....

http://www.netbeans.org

It's OpenSource, it's written IN Java, and best of all, it's FREE.

You can also find links to it on Sun's website. It's what I use and I
love it. Everyday I learn another cool "trick" that the IDE does.

> Hi all
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> MP

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Tim Ward - 09 Jun 2006 16:38 GMT

> I would check out NetBeans if I were you....
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> http://www.netbeans.org
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> It's OpenSource, it's written IN Java, and best of all, it's FREE.

It is however somewhat disappointing to someone used to Visual C++.

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David Segall - 09 Jun 2006 18:15 GMT

>> I would check out NetBeans if I were you....
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>It is however somewhat disappointing to someone used to Visual C++.

Why?

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Mark Space - 09 Jun 2006 18:22 GMT

>> It is however somewhat disappointing to someone used to Visual C++.
> Why?

Yeah! Why?!

*shadowboxes Tim*

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Mark Space - 09 Jun 2006 18:21 GMT

> I would check out NetBeans if I were you....
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> http://www.netbeans.org

Yes, I haven't used it much, but I like it better than Eclipse. It's a
little simpler, but also much easier to use.

Another vote for NetBeans!

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Luc The Perverse - 09 Jun 2006 18:29 GMT

> Hi all
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> like once the GUI is created, it is final: I cannot swap back and forth
> between code and GUI. I am using Eclipse for coding.

Netbeans

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LTP

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Eddy Young - 09 Jun 2006 20:44 GMT

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> MP

I'll add my vote: NetBeans.

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dimitar - 10 Jun 2006 05:50 GMT

http://www.jformdesigner.com/ is a good one.

The code generated is very readable, the GUI builder is easy to work
with and does not require any particular IDE.

Also IntelliJ IDEA's GUI builder is coming up pretty good in the EAP for
the next (6.0) version, but many people I know are wary of IDE lock-in.

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