1. An Eclipse Plugin for Creating Windows Graphical User Interfaces
Windows Builder
An Eclipse Plugin for Creating Windows Graphical User Interfaces
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2. Introduction
Our previous programs have had limited interaction with the user:
Select a file using FileChooser which generates a common dialog box
Input using Scanner and System.out.print(ln)
The latter is a console approach
That faded in popularity in the 1980s
Now we are going to install Window Builder
This will allow use to easily build GUIs
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3. What is a Plugin?
A plugin extends a piece of software with new capabilities
Not every piece of software allows plugins
Eclipse does
There are plugins for many things, two I have used:
Windows Builder for windows programming
Android development
Now we install
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4. Installation We will open a particular website
The Window Builder URL is:
Next we will open Eclipse to install new software
We go through some dialog boxes and this will finish the installation
Here are some screen shots
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5. Original
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6. Further Down in that Page
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7. Choosing Select the Release link of the version of Eclipse used
In 2016 it was usually Mars, but could be others
The result should look similar to this
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8. The Download page
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9. Next Start up Eclipse while leaving the web browser up
This will also tell the version
Then go to the menu: Help/Install Software
Picture:
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10. Help/Install New Software
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11. Dialog
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12. Copy Copy or drag the URL to the Work With box
This should then produce
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13. After Copy or Drag
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14. Select All
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15. Install Details
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16. Now What? Window builder should be installed as an Eclipse plugin
Now we have to use it to build a GUI
That will await a further presentation
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17. Finally Do these things to install Windows Builder
We will see how to use it later
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