JDock is a java/swing framework that enables users to manage and resize inner windows or components using a layout manager. It is a useful tool for organizing user interfaces and can be utilized in various software projects.
JDock is a versatile software solution for managing, moving, and resizing inner windows or components using layout managers like BorderLayout or GridBagLayout. This pure java/swing framework is designed to provide maximum compatibility with standard java layouts.
The key features of JDock include resize, move, and fix inner windows or components, maximize any inner windows, use actions toolbar by inner window, and default actions for maximizing or extracting an inner window. One can also dynamically add/remove of actions, have a shadow when moving/resizing an inner window, save and restore the state of your environment, and several samples for GridBagLayout and BorderLayout.
JDock also comes with a UIManager for customizing the default colors, hide/show any inner windows (depending on your layout for the result), UI delegate for customizing inner components, and optional status bar for hiding/showing inner windows. It also helps to avoid the usage of splitpanes and is compatible with JDK 1.3, 1.4 and 1.5.
However, there are a couple of limitations to the software, including a 30-day evaluation period and a popup that appears every 10 minutes.
The latest version of JDock comes with new features like a method for dynamically resizing a window, a pop-up menu on the window icon with toolbar actions content, JDockException being thrown when you use several times the same constraint, and autoscroll mode available by inner window. Furthermore, InnerWindowProperties for the inner window parameters are used for a single AddInnerWindow method.
It should also be mentioned that the default view of JDock implements the JDockSource interface, and some bugs have been fixed like some initial wrong size, faster layout, title bar size, InnerWindowPropertiers (title, icon, action model) not being taken into account, maximize function couldn't operate on some layouts, hidding a window at starting not being taken into account by the status bar/menu, and when enabling the status bar the size couldn't be changed.
In terms of requirements, JDock works with Java 1.4.1 or later. All in all, it is a feature-rich and comprehensive software solution that can greatly simplify the process of managing and moving inner windows and components.
The key features of JDock include resize, move, and fix inner windows or components, maximize any inner windows, use actions toolbar by inner window, and default actions for maximizing or extracting an inner window. One can also dynamically add/remove of actions, have a shadow when moving/resizing an inner window, save and restore the state of your environment, and several samples for GridBagLayout and BorderLayout.
JDock also comes with a UIManager for customizing the default colors, hide/show any inner windows (depending on your layout for the result), UI delegate for customizing inner components, and optional status bar for hiding/showing inner windows. It also helps to avoid the usage of splitpanes and is compatible with JDK 1.3, 1.4 and 1.5.
However, there are a couple of limitations to the software, including a 30-day evaluation period and a popup that appears every 10 minutes.
The latest version of JDock comes with new features like a method for dynamically resizing a window, a pop-up menu on the window icon with toolbar actions content, JDockException being thrown when you use several times the same constraint, and autoscroll mode available by inner window. Furthermore, InnerWindowProperties for the inner window parameters are used for a single AddInnerWindow method.
It should also be mentioned that the default view of JDock implements the JDockSource interface, and some bugs have been fixed like some initial wrong size, faster layout, title bar size, InnerWindowPropertiers (title, icon, action model) not being taken into account, maximize function couldn't operate on some layouts, hidding a window at starting not being taken into account by the status bar/menu, and when enabling the status bar the size couldn't be changed.
In terms of requirements, JDock works with Java 1.4.1 or later. All in all, it is a feature-rich and comprehensive software solution that can greatly simplify the process of managing and moving inner windows and components.
What's New
Version 1.4: N/A