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Make a basic Calculator GUI
Make a basic Calculator GUI
This tutorial helps users understand the fundamentals of Java GUI, it can help them use techniques in different programs and introduces 2 different LayoutManagers to make a Calculator interface which look similar to the Windows Calculator
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More desktop integration: the system tray
More desktop integration: the system tray
One more nice touch in the Java 6 offensive to the desktop is giving Java applications the ability to add icons to the system tray in a pretty consistent way across platforms. Of course differences exist and they will show up to some degree in the code but at least now the framework exists and the programmer’s effort is a lot smaller.
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Displaying a splash image with Java 6
Displaying a splash image with Java 6
Introduced in Java 6 is the option of displaying a splash screen when an application starts. The splash image file can be specified on the command line with the new splash option -splash:splash.jpg or in the manifest of a jar file with the SplashScreen-Image option.
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Desktop integration with Java 6
Desktop integration with Java 6
Java 6 tries hard to make Java applications easier to integrate in the desktop environment of various platforms. One of such welcome attempts is the new java.awt.Desktop class adapted from JDIC (JDesktop Integration Components).
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Java Swing Examples
Java Swing Examples
Online java programming tutorials to learn basic java swing and free examples for beginners.
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Introduction to Glass Panes
Introduction to Glass Panes
This tutorial provides an introduction to using the glass pane in a JFrame and JApplet.
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Tooltips for Individual Items in a JList
Tooltips for Individual Items in a JList
This tutorial shows how to display individual tooltips for items in a JList.
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Intelligent data keeps Swing simple
Intelligent data keeps Swing simple
This generic Swing architecture eases your UI development by integrating intelligent data with Swing components. You can use the iData architecture to create a central repository of data within your application. By doing so, you'll more fully separate data from presentation and produce code that's cleaner and easier to maintain. This article explains how to use the iData technique to ease complex GUI development.
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Adding File Filters to the JFileChooser Dialog
Adding File Filters to the JFileChooser Dialog
When using the JFileChooser dialog to open files, you will usually want to give the user a list of filters to make finding a file of a specific type easier. When using the JFileChooser to dialog to save files, you will usually want to give the user a list of types that they can save the file as. This tutorial will show how to do this. This tutorial will show how to create a file filter to only show text files and a file filter that shows only files that are less than a month old.
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Native Look and Feel in Java
Native Look and Feel in Java
By default a Swing application or applet does not have the native look and feel of the operating system. This tutorial shows how to modify your application to use the correct look and feel for the platform.
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Using Custom Cursors in Java
Using Custom Cursors in Java
This tutorial shows how to go beyond the predefined cursors in Java and create your own cursors using a GIF or PNG that are displayed when the user moves the mouse over a Java component (AWT or Swing).
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Exiting an Application when a JFrame is Closed
Exiting an Application when a JFrame is Closed
This tutorial shows how to change the default close action to exit the application when the window is closed. In additon, this discusses the different close actions.
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Swing's new JFormattedTextField component
Swing's new JFormattedTextField component
Accepting formatted input doesn't have to be difficult with input verifiers and focus listeners. This installment of Magic with Merlin shows you how to use the new JFormattedTextField component to prompt for numbers, dates, and formatted input. The Java 2 Standard Edition (J2SE), version 1.4, adds two new Swing components to the palette of available GUI elements: JSpinner and JFormattedTextField.
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Taking Screenshots in Java
Taking Screenshots in Java
Have you ever wanted to grab a screenshot from your Java application? Here's a quick tutorial on how to grab a screenshot and save it to a JPEG and PNG file. This shows how to use the Robot class to capture the screen image and the ImageIO API to save it as a JPG and PNG.
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Center a Dialog Box, Frame or Window in Java
Center a Dialog Box, Frame or Window in Java
This tutorial looks at how to center a dialog box, frame, or window in Java. You will also learn how to extend the JDialog class to create a self-centering dialog box.
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