Java GUI

by **Reason7194** on Tue Apr 19, 2011 3:18 pm ([msg=56470]see Java GUI[/msg])

Hello everyone, I have completed writing my program and am unsure how to make it into an actual Desktop application where it can be installed and uninstalled. I have been looking at the Netbeans swing gui, but I am getting slightly confused with it. If I am on the right track on making what I have written into an actual application I will learn it, but I just want to make sure that I will be learning the correct thing.

So, is using the Netbeans Swing the way to make your program into a desktop application that can be installed/uninstalled ?

as far as i know netbeans is just a programming environment. But swing is used to create desktop applications If you want more info, google or ask, can't reply more now.

Are you looking for a GUI toolkit, or an installer-builder? In the former, Qt is my preferred toolkit. In the latter, I don't have any experience building stand-alone installers, but Nullsoft's scriptable install system comes to mind.

I guess both. I really didn't plan on programming my own GUI, i just wanted to piece everything together with what I have now. Il start googling Qt now

-- Tue Apr 19, 2011 6:34 pm --

Man, I am having trouble figuring out how to take what I have written in netbeans and making it so that the gui would work.

-- Tue Apr 19, 2011 7:02 pm --

So now I am trying the Netbeans built in GUI.

I do suggest programming your own GUI. It realy isn't THAT hard. You'll learn alot though: layouts, listeners, components...

Reason7194 wrote:Man, I am having trouble figuring out how to take what I have written in netbeans and making it so that the gui would work.

I don't know anything about Java, but I can say with complete confidence that it takes longer to learn Qt than it does to learn Java. I'm also sure that it's well worth your time

Phantom Wolf wrote:
Reason7194 wrote:Man, I am having trouble figuring out how to take what I have written in netbeans and making it so that the gui would work.

I don't know anything about Java, but I can say with complete confidence that it takes longer to learn Qt than it does to learn Java. I'm also sure that it's well worth your time

Well this put a large damper on my attitude to get my program going by friday.

by **Goatboy** on Wed Apr 20, 2011 3:57 pm ([msg=56524]see Re: Java GUI[/msg])

Don't let this be a damper on your attitude. Let this be a catalyst for your learning.

Goatboy wrote:Don't let this be a damper on your attitude. Let this be a catalyst for your learning.

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Qt becomes much more appealing after you make it past simple "hello, world" widgets

Ya well, I don't think I was going to be able to get it done by Friday anyway. I have finals in the up coming week so...I will be focusing on studying anyway.

In my off time, I am currently grabbing all the Qt resources i can find from google. I am making sure to stay away from video tutorial, I learned that lesson from IRC

-- Fri Apr 22, 2011 9:58 pm --

Could anyone tell me why is it that when I run the GUI i built with netbeans, nothing appears? On the preview everything appears fine.