In this article, I am going explain the simple way to make GUI with Eclipse editor. Eclipse have some wonderful plugins to decrease GUI coders effort. You need to install WindowBuilder plugin with some toolkits.
Indigo - http://download.eclipse.org/releases/indigo
Juno - http://download.eclipse.org/releases/juno
Kepler - http://download.eclipse.org/releases/kepler
Now Eclipse will filter all plugins under this release. Expand 'General Purpose Tools'. Select all WindowBuilder items and Swing Designer and SWT items. Cick on finish.
These plugins will be installed.
Install plugin
Goto Menu > Help > Install New Software > Click on 'Work with' drop down and select appropriate URL based on your eclipse version
example :
Helios - http://download.eclipse.org/releases/heliosIndigo - http://download.eclipse.org/releases/indigo
Juno - http://download.eclipse.org/releases/juno
Kepler - http://download.eclipse.org/releases/kepler
Now Eclipse will filter all plugins under this release. Expand 'General Purpose Tools'. Select all WindowBuilder items and Swing Designer and SWT items. Cick on finish.
These plugins will be installed.
Create New Application Window java class file
Create new project and create new package.
Right click on that package > New > Other > Select Application Window under Swing Designer > Click Next and give some name > Click Finish
Working with GUI components
Open the created Java file
Switch it to design view
There you can see lot of GUI components ready to use. If you want to add any component, just select that and add it to present panel.
You can generated event handlers functions by right clicking on components >Add Event Handler > required action
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