NetBeans™ IDE Field Guide: Developing Desktop, Web, Enterprise, and Mobile Applications, Second Edition

Chapter 6. Building Java Graphical User Interfaces

• Using Different Layout Managers

• Placing and Aligning a Component in a Form

• Setting Component Size and Resizability

• Setting Component Alignment

• Specifying Component Behavior and Appearance

• Generating Event Listening and Handling Methods

• Customizing Generated Code

• Previewing a Form

• Using Custom Beans in the Form Editor

• Deploying GUI Applications Developed with Matisse

ONE OF THE AREAS IN WHICH NETBEANS IDE PROVIDES THE MOST INNOVATIVE SUPPORT is for creating Java clients using Java Foundation Classes (JFC or “Swing”) and AWT packages. In addition to support for building applications on top of the NetBeans Platform, NetBeans IDE also provides cutting-edge tools to design individual forms, components, and dialogs. ...