
                              FAQ of jvider
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[1] What is jvider ?                         
[2] Why jvider ?
[3] What system requirements are ?
[4] How to install jvider ?
[5] How to run jvider.jar ?
[6] What SWING components are supported by jvider ?
[7] What is "jvider runtime" ?

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[1]  What is jvider ? 

   jvider is GUI builder tool for JavaTM Swing applications. With jvider 
   you can  easily design  graphical  user  interfaces  for your JavaTM 
   applets and applications.  
  
[2]  Why jvider ? 

   jvider is fully visual GUI builder tool for JavaT Swing applications
   This tool is platform independent and runs on all environments  that
   support JavaTM Virtual Machine (VM).

   jvider abilities :
     - easy understandable interface;
     - draggable and resizable components;
     - ability to generate source code in JavaTM language;
     - ability to export source code as frame or applet;
     - and much more ... 
  
[3]  What system requirements are ? 

   JavaTM Runtime Environment 1.4 or later.
 
  
[4]  How to install jvider ? 

   download jvider, unpack archive to chosen directory

 
[5]  How to run jvider.jar ? 

   Run  jvider.jar  the way you run any .jar file. For more information  
   look at The JavaTM Tutorial:
   http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/jar/basics/run.html#1.2
 
  
[6]  What SWING components supports jvider ? 

   jvider supports these components :  
   
        JPanel; 
        JButton; 
        JToggleButton;
        JCheckBox; 
        JRadioButton; 
        JTextField; 
        JTextArea; 
        JLabel; 
        JTable; 
        JComboBox;
        JList; 
        JTabbedPane; 
        JProgressBar; 
        JSlider;
        JTree;
        JSplitPane;
        JSpinner;
        JToolBar.
 
[7] What is "jvider runtime" ?

   Starting from version 1.8 jvider supports a totally new way of building gui
   application. Instead of producing a Java Swing code it is possible to use
   a jvider Runtime component which dynamically loads .jvd file and builds a
   gui layout. This has following advantages as compared to the 
   Java Swing code generation:
   1. dramatically reduces the amount of Java Swing code (practically eliminating it)
      leaving code more readable and focused on business logic.
   2. allows further modifications of gui layout without a need of reintegration with business logic.
   2. enables layout modifications without program recompile (or even at runtime!).


