Package com.vlsolutions.swing.toolbars

The VLToolBars.

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Description

Interface Summary

BackgroundPainter

An interface implemented by objects which can paint toolbar backgrounds.

Class Summary

RolloverIcon	A custom Icon to have a nice rollover effect for toolbar icons.
RoundedBorder	A simple rounded border.
ToolBarButtonBorder	A border suitable for toolbar buttons.
ToolBarConstraints	Constraints to be used with the ToolBarLayout.
ToolBarContainer	The container for toolbar panels.
ToolBarGripper	The component used to have a "grip" action on a toolbar (Drag and Drop support)
ToolBarGripperUI	The default UI for the toolbar gripper.
ToolBarIO	A utility class used to save and restore toolbars to/from an XML configuration.
ToolBarIOReadInfo	Descriptor of the loading operation of toolbars.
ToolBarPanel	The toolbar panel is able to receive multiple toolbars and arrange them in many columns or rows (depending on the horizontal/vertical orientation).
ToolBarPanelBorder	This is an optional class that can be used as a border for toolbar panels.
ToolBarPanelLayout	The layout of a VLToolBarPanel
ToolBarPersistence	This class contains methods to keep a set of toolbars persistent.
VLButtonUI	A UI for toolbar buttons : replaces the look and feel default UI to have a unified toolbar rendering.
VLToolBar	A JToolbar suitable for drag and drop purposes.
VLToolBarLayout	The layout for VLToolBar (supports horizontal and vertical orientation).

Package com.vlsolutions.swing.toolbars Description

The VLToolBars.

This packages contains an independant set of components allowing multiple draggable toolbars to be positionned around a central component.

Getting Started

Getting started is easy :

• create a ToolBarContainer (a specialized JPanel with a BorderLayout) using the static factory method ToolBarContainer.createDefaultContainer(...) specifying the borders that will contain your toolbars.
• add you component at the center : container.add(myComp, BorderLayout.CENTER)
• get a reference to a ToolBarPanel from the ToolBarContainer : container.getToolBarPanelAt(BorderLayout.NORTH)
• add one or more VLToolBars to it, using the ToolBarConstraints to specify their relative order.
• enjoy the results !

An overview of the components used.