Add/Edit palette component
GUI Designer Palette | context menu | Add / Edit Component
Install the Swing UI Designer plugin
This functionality relies on the Swing UI Designer plugin, which you need to install and enable.
Press Ctrl+Alt+S to open settings and then select .
Open the Marketplace tab, find the Swing UI Designer plugin, and click Install (restart the IDE if prompted).
Use this dialog to create a new component in the Palette or change an existing one.
Item | Description |
|---|---|
Class | Click this radio-button to add a component from a class library. You can enter a fully qualified class name in the text field or click the ellipsis button and select a class from the libraries, or project. Note that code completion is available in the text field. |
Form | Add an existing GUI form. You can enter a fully qualified form name in the text field, or click the ellipsis button and select a form from the libraries, or project. |
Icon | Specify the fully qualified name of the icon file, or click the ellipsis button and select an icon file from the libraries, or project. |
Group | Select the target group where the new component will be added. |
Horizontal / Vertical Size Policy | The sizing policies define the behavior of the component when its parent container is being resized. |
Can shrink | If this option is checked, the size of the component can be reduced when the container is resized. |
Can grow | If this option is checked, the size of the component can increase when the container is resized. |
Want grow | If this option is checked, the size of the component can increase when the container is resized. This option has a higher priority when competing with the cells of the other components. |
Is container | If this option is checked, the component can accommodate nested components and acquire some properties that pertain to the containers. |
Create binding automatically | If this option is checked, the field for the component is automatically added to the bound class. |
Can have attached label | If this option is checked, the component of this type appears in the  |