JDock 1.4 review
DownloadA pure java/swing framework for managing/moving/resizing inner windows or components using a layout manager like a BorderLayout or a GridBagLayout.
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A pure java/swing framework for managing/moving/resizing inner windows or components using a layout manager like a BorderLayout or a GridBagLayout.
Here are some key features of "JDock":
Compatible with standard java layouts (BorderLayout, GridBagLayout...)
Resize, move, fix inner windows or components
Maximize any inner windows
Use actions toolbar by inner window
Default actions for maximizing or extracting an inner window
Dynamic add/remove of actions
Shadow when moving / resizing an inner window
Save and restore the state of your environnement
Several samples for GridBagLayout and BorderLayout
UIManager for customizing the default colors
Hide / show any inner windows (depending on your layout for the result)
UI delegate for customizing inner components
Optional status bar for hiding/showing inner windows.
Avoid the usage of splitpanes
JDK 1.3, 1.4 and 1.5 compatibility.
Limitations:
30 days evaluation.
A popup will appear every 10 minutes.
What's New:
New Features:
Method for dynamically resizing a window
A pop-up menu on the window icon is available with toolbar actions content
A JDockException is thown when using several times the same constraint
AutoScroll mode available by inner window
InnerWindowProperties for the Inner Window parameters, used for a single AddInnerWindow method
Each addInnerWindow method has a last parameter for the autoscroll mode
The default view of JDock implements the JDockSource interface
Bugs fixed :
Some initial wrong size
Faster layout
Title bar size
InnerWindowPropertiers (title, icon, action model) wasn't taken into account
Maximize function (couldn't operate on some layouts)
Hidding a window at starting wasn't taken into account by the status bar/menu
When enabling the statusbar the size couldn't be changed.
Requirements:
Jva 1.4.1 or later.
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