Palette Manager

The Palette Manager dialog allows the toolkit-specific palette to be fully configured. Categories and entries may be added, edited, rearranged and removed and JAR files imported.

Items may be rearranged using the Up and Down buttons or via drag and drop. The Collapse All and Expand All buttons show or hide all of the elements in the list.

Items may be hidden from the palette by unchecking the checkbox next to their category or component name.

Command

Description

Select the Component... command to create a new palette entry representing a user-specified component. The entry must have a name, class, and a description (visible as hover help in the palette). If the widget defines its own icon in its bean info, that icon will be used by default. The component may be initially visible or not and may be added to any available category.

Select the Single static factory... command to add a single component from a static factory. To add a single factory item, give it a name, select the factory class and method signature, and give it a description. The component may be initially visible or not and may be added to any available category.

Select the Several static factories... command to add a multiple components from a static factory. To add a multiple factory items at the same time, select the factory class and method signatures. The component name and description will be given default values. The components will be initially visible and may be added to any available category.

Select the Single instance factory... command to add a single component from an instance factory. To add a single factory item, give it a name, select the factory class and method signature, and give it a description. The component may be initially visible or not and may be added to any available category.

Select the Several instance factories... command to add a multiple components from an instance factory. To add a multiple factory items at the same time, select the factory class and method signatures. The component name and description will be given default values. The components will be initially visible and may be added to any available category.

If no widgets appear when you select a jar file, this is usually an indication that the jar file does not provide a proper JavaBean manifest readable by Sun's JavaBean manifest reader. Please contact the jar provider for a correction. As long as the jar is on your project path, you should be able to add individual widgets to the palette manually by using the Add Entry >> command.