JGuiGen rev-237 review

JGuiGen is a Java GUI Generation System Elegant CRUD (Create/Review/Update/Delete)

License: GPL (GNU General Public License) File size: 0K Developer: Hale Pringle

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JGuiGen is a Java GUI Generation System Elegant CRUD (Create/Review/Update/Delete). It supports any major database using JDBC. It generates fully internationalized and accessible screens that allow users to search tables, run reports, and calculate summary stats.

It generates multi-user safe screens with help buttons that work, generates test cases to test the generated GUIs, and generates HTML documentation about the GUIs generated.

Here is a partial list of classes that are included and used by JGuiGen:

BoundedTextField.java - Creates a JTextField that will not accept more than x characters where you define the x value. BoundedPlainDocument.java - part of BoundedTextField
CustomViewer.java - This is a pop-up viewer for JTables. It allows you to view the contents of long strings or text fields.
DateDialog.java - pop-up calendar for choosing a date.
DoublyLinkedList.java - create two lists, side by side. Move items from side to the other in order to select a group of options, features, tasks, people etc.
Frequency Count routine - Create a table that shows a count of the values in a column in a result set.
GeneralDialog.java - a generic three button, give text and ask a question screen.
GeneralDialog4Btn.java - a generic four button, give text and ask a question screen.
GetBrowserAndWP.java - code to ask a user for the path to their word processor and Browser. These values are stored in a table and used to call up these applications as needed.
History.java - code to view an HTML file. The date and time a user views the file is stored and they are only offered the option to view the file when it is newer than the one they last viewed. Used by a developer to notify users of changes in the application they are using.
JFreeReports example - generate a report using an existing JTable of data.
JSearchableComboBox.java - A JComboBox with "Look-ahead". It fills in the most probable answer based upon what the user has entered so far. (This fills a much needed void in Java. By default in a pup-up list if your user types FL for Florida they will get Louisiana. It goes to Florida with the F and then Louisiana with the L. The look-ahead system will leave them on Florida.
JxFrame.java - a class to inherit instead of JFrame. This gives a single point to make modifications that will affect each frame in an entire application. This one adds the automatic determination of Look and Feel code. It also informs the system to make button more active.
JxButton.java -a class to inherit instead of JButton. This gives a single point to make modifications that will affect each frame in an entire application.
JxLabel.java - a class to inherit instead of JLabel. This gives a single point to make modifications that will affect each frame in an entire application.
JxTextArea.java - a class to inherit instead of JTextArea. This gives a single point to make modifications that will affect each frame in an entire application. This one makes the tab key exit a JTextArea that is being edited. The default requires a user to press CTRL-Tab. ListDialog.java - a generic screen to show a list that the user chooses an option from. It has an optional "Add a new value" feature.
LowVisionMetalLookAndFeel.java - code to change the look and feel to very large text and very high contrast.
MutableInteger.java - code to pass an integer value into a class and allow changes made in the class to be known by the calling class.
NumericPlainDocument.java - Part of the Numeric TextField class.
NumericTextField.java - creates a JTextField that accepts a number with a specified number of decimal places.
ProgressMonitorDemo.java - and ProgressMonitorInc.java and ProgressMonitorWork.java. I found it very difficult to get the ProgressMonitor (a small pop-up that fills as your long running task runs) to work. I finally figured out something that works reliably and these three classes show how to do it.
PrintScreen code - this code is included inside the various classes that JGuiGen generates.
RegexFormatter.java - code to help apply a Regex value to a JFormattedText field
RowLayout1.java - a layout manager that includes one column of labels and then a variable number of columns. This can be used for most business applications.
RowLayoutConstraint.java - part of the rowlayout manager.
SetIcon.java - code to replace the coffee cup icon on each frame.
SQLWhereClause.java - a class to pop-up a simple SQL Where clause generator. It includes the ability to name, save and rerun queries. It also saves and runs reports using JFreeReports.
StreamEditorPane.java - Part of the TextEditor class.
SwitchLF.java - code to switch look and feels in a running application.
TableMap.java - part of the TableSorter class.
TableSorter.java - code to make a JTable that sorts on each column when the column header is clicked.
TernarySearchTree.java - part of the JSearchableComboBox class.
TextViewer.java - Code to view a Text field.
TextEditor.java - Code to edit a text field. This includes a way to make Tab exit a JTextArea (which is not the default for Java.)
TableHeaderJLabel.java - Code to display special headers over a column in a JTable.
WholeNumberField.java - code to create a JTextField that will only accept integer values.
Switch Look and Feel menu
Change Locale menu
Change Font menu

Requirements:
JRE