Creating a deck pane with GUI Builder

GUI Builder makes creating a deck pane simple. From the menu bar on the GUI Builder window, select File --> New File.

From the menu bar on the GUI Builder File window, click the Insert Deck Pane tool button Insert Deck Pane tool icon to display a panel builder where you can insert the components for your deck pane. In the following example, three components are added.

Figure 1: Creating a Deck Pane with GUI Builder

GUI Builder: Creating a Deck Pane

After you create the deck pane, click the Preview tool button Preview tool icon to preview it. A deck pane looks plain until you select the View menu.

Figure 2: Previewing the Deck Pane with GUI Builder

GUI Builder: Previewing the Deck Pane

From the Deck Pane View menu, select the component you want to view. For this example, you can choose to view the PanelSample, TABBEDPANE1, or the TablePanel. The following figures illustrate what you see when you view these components.

Figure 3: Viewing the PanelSample with GUI Builder

GUI Builder: Viewing the PanelSample

Figure 4: Viewing TABBEDPANE1 with GUI Builder

GUI Builder: Viewing TABBEDPANE1

Figure 5: Viewing the TablePanel with GUI Builder

GUI Builder: Viewing the TablePanel