JFormDesigner™ README

Thank you for downloading JFormDesigner.

Introduction

JFormDesigner is an advanced GUI designer for Java™ Swing user interfaces. Its outstanding support for JGoodies FormLayout, GroupLayout (Free Design), TableLayout and GridBagLayout makes it easy to create professional looking forms.

JFormDesigner is available in four editions: as stand-alone application and as IDE plug-ins for Eclipse, IntelliJ IDEA and JBuilder.

Changes

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Home page and contact addresses

www.formdev.com - FormDev Software GmbH

support@formdev.com - Technical support
sales@formdev.com - Sales inquiries

System Requirements

Sun/Oracle Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE) 5, 6 or 7. Latest Java 6 is recommended.

Installation Instructions

Stand-alone

Eclipse plug-in

The Eclipse plug-in is available in two different ZIPs. Make sure to use the right one for the chosen installation method.

Installation using Eclipse Software Manager (JFormDesigner-x.x-eclipse-site.zip)

Eclipse 3.7 - 3.5
  1. Start Eclipse.
  2. Open the install wizard (Menu: Help > Install New Software)
  3. Click Add button to open the Add Repository dialog.
  4. Click Archive button, select the site archive ZIP file (JFormDesigner-x.x-eclipse-site.zip) and click OK to close the Add Repository dialog.
  5. Check "JFormDesigner" in the list of available software and click Next.
  6. Review the items to be installed and click Next.
  7. If requested, accept the license agreement and click Finish to start the installation.
  8. Restart Eclipse.
Eclipse 3.4
  1. Start Eclipse.
  2. Open the update manager (Menu: Help > Software Updates)
  3. Select the Available Software tab.
  4. Click Add Site button.
  5. Click Archive button, select the site archive ZIP file (JFormDesigner-x.x-eclipse-site.zip) and click OK to close the Add Site dialog.
  6. Select the added ZIP in the list of available software and click the Install button to start the installation.
  7. Check "JFormDesigner" in the Install dialog and continue with Next or Finish.
  8. If requested, accept the license agreement and continue.
  9. Restart Eclipse.
Eclipse 3.3 - 3.2
  1. Start Eclipse.
  2. Open the update manager (Menu: Help > Software Updates > Find and Install)
  3. Select the Search for new features to install radio button and click Next.
  4. Click New Archived Site button and select the site archive ZIP file (JFormDesigner-x.x-eclipse-site.zip).
  5. Click Finish to start the search.
  6. Check "JFormDesigner" in the search result list and continue with Next.
  7. Accept the license agreement and continue as usual.
  8. Restart Eclipse.

Note: To download and install the latest stable version of the Eclipse plug-in, it is recommended to use the update site http://download.formdev.com/jformdesigner/eclipse/ in the Eclipse Software Manager instead of downloading the site archive ZIP file. Details »

Manual installation (JFormDesigner-x.x-eclipse.zip)

Eclipse 3.7 - 3.4
  1. Quit Eclipse.
  2. Extract the ZIP file (JFormDesigner-x.x-eclipse.zip) into a folder in the Eclipse dropins folder:
    <eclipse-install>/
     dropins/
      JFormDesigner-x.x-eclipse/
        features/
          com.jformdesigner_x.x.x/...
        plugins/
          com.jformdesigner_x.x.x.jar
          com.jformdesigner.doc_x.x.x.jar
          com.jformdesigner.redist_x.x.x/...
  3. Start Eclipse.
Eclipse 3.3 - 3.2
  1. Quit Eclipse.
  2. Extract the ZIP file (JFormDesigner-x.x-eclipse.zip) directly into the Eclipse installation folder:
    <eclipse-install>/
      features/
        com.jformdesigner_x.x.x/...
      plugins/
        com.jformdesigner_x.x.x.jar
        com.jformdesigner.doc_x.x.x.jar
        com.jformdesigner.redist_x.x.x/...
  3. Start Eclipse.

IntelliJ IDEA plug-in

  1. Quit IntelliJ IDEA.
  2. Extract the ZIP file (JFormDesigner-x.x-intellij-idea.zip) into one of IntelliJ IDEA's plugins folders. Either into <user-home>/.IntelliJIdeaXX/config/plugins or into <intellij-idea-install>/plugins:
    <user-home>/.IntelliJIdeaXX/config/plugins/ or <intellij-idea-install>/plugins/
        JFormDesigner/
            help/...
            lib/...
            redist/...
            README.html, LICENSE.html, ...
  3. Start IntelliJ IDEA.

Note: To download and install the latest stable version of the IntelliJ IDEA plug-in, it is recommended to use the IntelliJ IDEA plug-in manager (File > Settings > Plugins > Available) instead of manually downloading and extracting the ZIP file. Details »

JBuilder 2006 plug-in

  1. Quit JBuilder.
  2. Extract the ZIP file (JFormDesigner-x.x-jbuilder.zip) into the JBuilder <jbuilder-install>/lib/ext folder:
    <jbuilder-install>/lib/ext/
        JFormDesigner-JBuilder.jar
        JFormDesigner/
            README.html, LICENSE.html, redist/, ...
  3. Start JBuilder


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