MiGLayout

Note that MiGLayout support is only available in the Professional version of the product.
This layout also requires the use of the MiGLayout jar file (miglayout-3.6.jar or higher).

• Main Features
• Popup Header Menu
• Graphical Feedback
• Column, Row & Cell Editing
• Preferences
• Source Code Generation & Parsing

This feature is based on technology from MiG InfoCom AB.
http://www.miglayout.com/
Copyright © 2006-2007 MiG InfoCom AB

Main Features

• Select MiGLayout from the Layouts palette and drop it on a JFrame or JPanel

• The MiGLayout jar file (miglayout-3.6.jar) will automatically be added to your project and the classpath adjusted
• Graphical feedback is provided for all column, row and cell interactions
• Column and row properties may be changed via a popup menu or property dialog
• Convert existing layouts (null, GridBagLayout, etc.) to MiGLayout with intelligent column and row creation

Popup Header Menu

• Right-click on the header area to access the popup header menu

• Insert new columns or rows before the current column or row
• Add a new column or row at the end of the current list
• Delete entire columns or rows or just their widget contents
• Set the column alignment to left, right, center or fill
• Specify that the column or row should grow to fill the available space
• Set columns and rows to default or preferred sizes
• Edit the properties of the current column or row

Graphical Feedback

• When moving a widget or adding a new widget, open cells are highlighted green while populated cells are highlighted red and insertion points are highlighted in yellow
  
  
   
• Phantom drop point to the right and below the current cells will create new columns and rows as needed
  
  

• The currently selected cell shows its column and row spanning handles and alignment handles

  

• Set the alignment of a cell using its popup alignment menu or the toolbar

• Right-click on a column to set its grow property

• Column and row sizing handles make it easy to set the size of a column or row

• Reorder columns and rows by dragging them

• Column and rows borders are indicated with gray lines

• Interactive column and row spanning feedback is provided

• Split cells horizontally or vertically

• Full keyboard support for quickly changing alignment values

Cells
D		default horizontal
Shift+D		default vertical
F		fill horizontal
Shift+F		fill vertical
L, C, R		left/center/right for horizontal
T, M, B		top/middle/bottom for vertical

Column, Row & Cell Editing

• Double click on a column or row to access its property dialog
• Switch between columns and rows using the arrow buttons

• Enter arbitrary specifications into the Specification field
• Set the column or row alignment
• Specify the resize behavior and the relative weights of each column or row
• Set the minimum, maximum and preferred size of the column or row

• Floating layout assistant for cell constraints

• Edit individual constraint properties for each widget in the Property Pane or the right-click context menu of the widget..

• Click the "..." button to specify an arbitrary cell constraint specification (such as docking)

• Specify arbitrary layout, column & row constraints (such as panel insets)

• Open the Columns or Rows editing dialog from the Property Pane or the right-click context menu of the panel.

   

   

• Insert or add new columns and rows
• Open the property dialog for an individual column or row
• Rearrange the order of the columns or rows

Preferences

• Control whether automatic grab is used for text widgets, comboboxes, tables, etc.

• Control whether labels are automatically right-aligned when next to a text widget

Source Code Generation & Parsing

• Intelligently convert existing layouts (null, GridBagLayout, etc.) to MiGLayout with column and row creation
• Generated code will use string-based constants