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Reputation: 18198

Free Java GUI Builder?

I SUCK at using Layout Managers. I can never get anything right... so.. can anyone suggest to me free GUI builders for applets?

Do NOT suggest Eclipse or Netbeans because I have Vista (64-bit). I can't run them =(

Thanks!

Upvotes: 2

Views: 3607

Answers (5)

Peter Tseng
Peter Tseng

Reputation: 14003

WindowBuilder Pro - It used to cost a not insignificant amount, but is now free because Google bought them. It's an Eclipse plugin, but as everyone has said, Eclipse runs fine on 64-bit Windows.

I don't like the Netbeans GUI builder because you're locked in. Anyone else that works with you needs to use it as well. Auto-formatters also screw with it. WindowBuilder is nice because it's able to work with existing code.

Really, if you're doing non-trivial Java work, an IDE will make things easier and faster for most people.

Upvotes: 0

jzd
jzd

Reputation: 23639

I would highly recommend learning to use layout managers. It is worth the effort even if it is difficult at the moment because they really are a foundational piece to GUIs in Java.

Two things that really helped me learn them:

  1. The visual guide: http://download.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/layout/visual.html
  2. Learning that you could put one layout inside another layout, inside another layout, to achieve the result you are looking for.

Upvotes: 2

Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen
Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen

Reputation: 75426

The one I like the most at the moment is the one in Netbeans. 6.9 should run on your system.

Upvotes: 1

Ken Bloom
Ken Bloom

Reputation: 58810

NetBeans can most certainly be installed on 64-bit windows, but the 6.0.x versions required a 32-bit JVM. That doesn't seem to be the case anymore.

Upvotes: 6

Rui Vieira
Rui Vieira

Reputation: 5338

I would recommend Netbeans, Eclipse or IntelliJ IDEA as they are the most advanced designers.

But since you do not want them, maybe try formlayoutmaker (it is for JGoodies, however) ?

Why can't you run Eclipse in Vista 64, btw?

Upvotes: 3

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