SWT Designer v3.0.0 Released!

[Eric Clayberg]

Major new SWT Designer v3.0.0 release includes support for Eclipse Forms ("flat look"), enhanced NLS tools, new code generation options, new layout assistants, new wizards, performance and speed enhancements, Eclipse 3.1 support plus many other new features.

Support for Eclipse 3.1

New support for Eclipse Forms

- Create "flat look" user interfaces
- New wizards for FormPages, DetailPages and MasterDetailsBlocks
- New Eclipse Forms palette supporting all Eclipse Forms widgets
- Support for ColumnLayout and TableWrapLayout

:arrow: Improved layout manager support

- Improved null layout support
- Improved SWT FormLayout support

:arrow: Improved editor ergonomics

- Added Replicate Width and Replicate Height commands
- Enhanced visual feedback for null layout move and size operations

:arrow: New and improved code gen options, wizards and properties

- New event handler code generation options
- New wizards for Eclipse EditorParts & SWT Shells
- New support for top right control in CTabFolder
- New support for FormData width & height
- New support for integer, boolean & String constants and fields
- New SWT custom widget support for String[], Font and Color properties
- New support for externalized key editing
- New support for SWT Shell.defaultButton property
- New support for "bounds" property under null layout