The SwingLabs SwingX Project

Wiki for the SwingLabs SwingX sub-project.

Links

Mailing list: mail

Forum: forum

Demo:

Downloads

For regular downloads, check the SwingX project website.

Automated Builds

We are building from CVS directly using Hudson. These builds are run through automated unit tests--only download if you are willing to work with possibly rough stuff.

• navigate to the Hudson Dashboard (Note: the old Hudson Dashboard is outdated due to a server breakdown, don't use)
• Click on SwingX-Continous Build
• choose the artefact you want

Documentation

Generally, SwingX documentation is sparse. Several places to try for javadoc and/or examples:

• The javadoc coverage varies ... wildly, nevertheless we try to improve continously. Some contain example code in the class doc. So risking an eye at the latest version occasionally might be a good idea.
• SwingX source builds come with simple demos, under the src/demo directory
• SwingX source builds have a src/test directory: besides the typical unit test (postfix: "Test") there are classes to exercize the visual components (postfix: "VisualCheck"). Technically they are unit tests with a main to run as an application. Doing so will call all or a subset of the methods named "interactiveXX") which typically creates and shows a frame with some aspect of a SwingX component. Reading that code might give an overview of recommended practice.
• Change History
• SwingLabs Demos project - is dedicated to show off its subprojects in a grander style ... unfortunately it's a bit ... neglected
• Community contributions in jdnc-incubator - there is lots of great SwingLabs related code of various community members
• SwingX Tutorials on developerlife.com - lots of in-depth tutorials on SwingX, timingframework, animated transitions, Swing multithreading, etc.

Whiteboard

• GUI Component Ideas
• SwingX Collection Views: the Grand-Unified-Perspective (TM)
• SwingX Rendering (it's different from core!)
  • SwingX Renderer Support
  • Overview -Review Preparation
  • Highlighter Basics
  • Highlighter Colors and LF
• JXTable
  • Overview of Enhancements
  • Column Control Button
  • Edit and Focus
• JXTreeTable
• Calendar widgets
  • Design notes for new Vista-alike Calendar component
• JXDialog - specification draft
• JXMultiSplitPane and MultiSplitLayout
• SwingX support for "CheckList"
• SwingX Localization Support
• SwingX Sorting/Filtering
• KeyBindings
  • KeyBindings - a Collective Effort
  • KeyBindings of Swing components
• Core Inconsistencies
  • Core Event Inconsistency: Act, Select, Bind - and how it hurts SwingX
  • JComboBox - Inconsistent Event Firing

How-to Documents

• JXTable HowTo
• JXList HowTo

Presentations

• SwingX - Beyond Components, Javapolis 2007
• SwingLabs Update, BOF JavaOne 2008

Use with Tools

• use in IDEs

Other

• Latest JavaDoc is part of the automated build with Hudson (see above)
• Frédéric Lavigne's notes on using SwingX
• Reusing the JXCollapsiblePane to build a stack of components
• Article: Gantt Charts With JXTreeTable
• Storing/ reading JXTable properties with the SessionStorage feature of the Swing Application Framework from inside a NetBeans Platform application

Examples of using SwingX components

• Conserve Navigation Real Estate with JXScrollups;
• Introduction to the JXDatePicker;
• JXDateTimePicker
• Sorting, Highlighting and Filtering with JXTable;
• Translucent Panels 101;
• Many examples (NOT in German! That is French!).
• Simple editable JXTreeTable using DefaultTreeTableModel (java source files):
  • using column aware DefaultMutableTreeTableNode, CVS since Jun11, 2007
  • WARNING!! OLD, don't use unless you have swingx v. 0.8 using DefaultMutableTreeNode swingx 0.8--?