# GUI Builder Palette

The GUI builder palette is organized into three palette tabs:

- AWT. Contains components that are the basic elements of a GUI, such as Text Button, Single-line TextField, and Text Label
- Panels. Contains several layout manager components, such as the Flow Layout Panel, Border Layout Panel, and Tabbed Folder Panel
- Additional. Contains an assortment of components, such as Image Button, Image Label, and Generic Component

The AWT palette tab contains:

Text Label | Single-line TextField | Radio Button Panel | List | Scrollbar
Text Button | Multiline TextField | Checkbox/Radio Button | Choice | Canvas

The Panels palette tab contains:

GridBag Layout Panel | Border Layout Panel | Tabbed Folder Panel
Flow Layout Panel | Card Layout Panel | Scrolling Panel

The Additional palette tab contains:

Image Button | Multiple Column List | Generic Component | Text List
Image Label | Labeled Bar | Multiline Label

Click on a component name for information about the component and its special attributes.

Attributes common to most components are described in the Attribute Editor discussion.

Additional information about the components can be found in the AWT documentation.

You can also add, delete, or move components in the palette or add more palette tabs. See Customizing the Component Palette for details. To add JavaBeans to the palette, see Importing Components.

See also:

  Resizing a Component
  Resizing the Layout
  Customizing the Component Palette
  Adding Custom Components and Windows
  Generating Java Source Code
  Adding Operations to Components

  Visual Java GUI Builder API Documentation
    Visual Java GUI Builder Runtime Packages
    Class Hierarchy
    Index of All Fields and Methods