Using additional components SwingX

[mimmoz81]

Hello,

I'm using Window Builder 7.5.0 in Eclipse 3.5.1.

I'm trying to use SwingX's JXTaskPane and JXTaskPaneContainer within Window Builder.

JXTaskPane allows you to put a javax.swing.Action inside it like any other components (see image screen1.jpg) (http://developerlife.com/tutorials/?p=240)

While everything works fine at runtime (as you can see from the image) at design time Window Builder does not display the action in the JXTaskPane (even in its preview).

Is there a way to extend Window Builder Swing designer to support that JXTaskPane?
Could you address me to some document?
Thanks
Luca

[Eric Clayberg]

Give this a try using the latest Swing Designer v7.6 build...

[mimmoz81]

Hello,

I've just updated my WindowBuilder to 7.6.0 release, but I have another problem now.

Instead of using an AbstractAction I actually use a SecureAction (a class of mine) which extends AbstractAction (just to add an actionId property to enable/disable it at runtime..).

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public class SecureAction extends AbstractAction implements Action {
   private String actionId;
   
   public SecureAction(String actionId, String name) {
      super(name);
      this.actionId = actionId;
   }

   public String getActionId() {
      return actionId;
   }
   public void setActionId(String actionId) {
      this.actionId = actionId;
   }

   public void execute() {
   }
       ....


If I put inside a JXTaskPane a new SecureAction without overriding any method, everything works fine (see screen01.jpg), instead, if I declare an anonymous inner class, overriding SecureAction.execute() method, the designer shows no more the action in panel and, badly, it does not recognize anymore the true type of the action in the property view, saying it is an AbstractAction instead of a SecureAction (WindowBuilder version 7.5.0 did this correctly) (see screen02.jpg). The same happen even if I don't override any method but if I just write this:

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   protected SecureAction getAction() {
      if (action == null) {
         action = new SecureAction("actionId", "action caption") {
            // No override!! Anonymous inner class only!!
         };
      }
      return action;
   }


Please help this is very important for me!!

I've even tried this with eclipse 3.6.0 and WB 7.6.0 for eclipse 3.6, with same results.

Thanks
Luca

[Eric Clayberg]

Give this a try using the latest Swing Designer v7.6 build.

[mimmoz81]

Great it works!!!

Thank you very much for your support!!

Luca

[Eric Clayberg]

Glad it works for you.