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<title>Example: Using GUI Builder</title>
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<h1 class="topictitle1">Example: Using GUI Builder</h1>
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<div><p></p>
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<div class="section"><p>When the examples contained in this section are put together with
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the correct data beans working behind the scenes, you get a total GUI application. </p>
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<div class="section"><p>Figure 1 shows the first panel that displays when you run this
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example.</p>
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<div class="section"><p><strong>Figure 1: The GUI Builder example main window</strong></p>
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<div class="section"><p><img src="rzahh061.gif" alt="The GUI Builder example main window" /> </p>
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</div>
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<div class="section"><p>Notice that this screen allows you to use the <a href="pdmlasui.htm#pdmlasui__example3">dynamic
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panel manager</a>. Figures 2 and 3 show how you can resize the window to
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be larger or smaller.</p>
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<div class="section"><p><strong>Figure 2: Resizing the GUI Builder example main window (larger)</strong></p>
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<div class="section"><p><img src="rzahh047.gif" alt="Resizing the GUI Builder example main window (larger)" /></p>
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<div class="section"><p><strong>Figure 3: Resizing the GUI Builder example main window (smaller)</strong></p>
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</div>
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<div class="section"><p><img src="rzahh048.gif" alt="Resizing the GUI Builder example main window (smaller)" /></p>
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<div class="section"><p>When you use the dynamic panel manager, while the size of the
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panel and the panel controls changes, the size of the text does not.</p>
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</div>
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<div class="section"><p>The panel allows you to perform the following actions:</p>
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<div class="section"><ul><li> <a href="#sampleex__launchingthepropertysheet">Launch a property sheet</a></li>
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<li> <a href="#sampleex__launchingthewizard">Launch a wizard</a></li>
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<li> <a href="#sampleex__displayingthesamples">Display the samples listed
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in the left pane</a></li>
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</ul>
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</div>
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<div class="section"><p><strong><span class="synph" id="sampleex__launchingthepropertysheet"><a name="sampleex__launchingthepropertysheet"><!-- --></a><span class="kwd"></span></span>Launching
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the property sheet</strong></p>
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</div>
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<div class="section"><p>You can launch the property sheet by clicking the Property Sheet
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toolbar button or by using the <strong>Launch</strong> menu. Being able to choose between
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the toolbar and the menu illustrates linking menu items. Figure 4 shows <strong>Property
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Sheet</strong> being selected from <strong>Launch</strong> menu on the GUI Builder example
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main window.</p>
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</div>
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<div class="section"><p><strong><span class="synph" id="sampleex__fig4"><a name="sampleex__fig4"><!-- --></a><span class="kwd"></span></span>Figure 4: Selecting Property
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Sheet from the Launch menu</strong></p>
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<div class="section"><p><img src="rzahh063.gif" alt="Selecting Property Sheet from the Launch menu" /></p>
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</div>
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<div class="section"><p>Selecting <strong>Property Sheet</strong> displays the panel in Figure 5.</p>
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<div class="section"><p><strong>Figure 5: Property Sheet Sample dialog</strong></p>
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<div class="section"><p><img src="rzahh064.gif" alt="Property Sheet Sample dialog: Tab 1 tab" /></p>
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<div class="section"><p>When the Property Sheet Sample first appears, Tab 1 displays by
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default. Figures 6 and 7 show how the panel display changes when you select
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the other tabs.</p>
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</div>
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<div class="section"><p><strong>Figure 6: Selecting the Panel Sample tab</strong></p>
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</div>
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<div class="section"><p><img src="rzahh065.gif" alt="Property Sheet Sample dialog: Panel Sample tab" /></p>
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</div>
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<div class="section"><p><strong>Figure 7: Selecting the Table Cell Editor tab</strong></p>
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</div>
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<div class="section"><p><img src="rzahh066.gif" alt="Property Sheet Sample dialog: Table Cell Editor tab" /></p>
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</div>
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<div class="section"><p><strong><span class="synph" id="sampleex__launchingthewizard"><a name="sampleex__launchingthewizard"><!-- --></a><span class="kwd"></span></span>Launching
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the wizard</strong></p>
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</div>
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<div class="section"><p>You can launch the wizard by clicking the Wizard toolbar button
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or by using the <strong>Launch</strong> menu. Being able to choose between the toolbar
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and the menu illustrates linking menu items. Figure 8 shows <strong>Wizard</strong>
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being selected from <strong>Launch</strong> menu on the GUI Builder example main window.</p>
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</div>
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<div class="section"><p><strong><span class="synph" id="sampleex__fig8"><a name="sampleex__fig8"><!-- --></a><span class="kwd"></span></span>Figure 8: Selecting Wizard
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from the Launch menu</strong></p>
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<div class="section"><p><img src="rzahh062.gif" alt="Selecting Wizard from the Launch menu" /></p>
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<div class="section"><p>Figure 9 shows how the first wizard dialog gives you many options.</p>
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<div class="section"><p><strong>Figure 9: Selecting Rock in the first wizard dialog</strong></p>
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<div class="section"><p><img src="rzahh067.gif" width="600" alt="Selecting Rock in the first wizard dialog" /></p>
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<div class="section"><p>In the first wizard dialog, select <strong>Rock</strong> and click <strong>Next</strong>
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to display the second wizard dialog as shown in Figure 10.</p>
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</div>
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<div class="section"><p><strong>Figure 10: The second wizard dialog (after selecting Rock)</strong></p>
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<div class="section"><p><img src="rzahh068.gif" width="600" alt="The second wizard dialog (after selecting Rock)" /></p>
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<div class="section"><p>On the second wizard dialog, click <strong>Next</strong> to display the
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final wizard dialog as shown in Figure 11.</p>
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<div class="section"><p><strong>Figure 11: The final wizard dialog</strong></p>
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<div class="section"><p><img src="rzahh069.gif" width="600" alt="The final wizard dialog" /> </p>
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</div>
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<div class="section"><p>However, this example has been programmed to have a loop. Select <strong>Country</strong>
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in the first wizard dialog (Figure 12), then click <strong>Next</strong> to display
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the second wizard dialog (Figure 13). Clicking Next in the second wizard
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dialog loops back to display the first dialog again (Figure 14) instead of
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the final wizard dialog.</p>
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</div>
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<div class="section"><p><strong>Figure 12: Selecting Country in the first wizard dialog</strong></p>
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</div>
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<div class="section"><p><img src="rzahh078.gif" width="600" alt="Selecting country in the first wizard dialog" /></p>
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</div>
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<div class="section"><p><strong>Figure 13: The second wizard dialog (after selecting Country)</strong></p>
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</div>
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<div class="section"><p><img src="rzahh079.gif" width="600" alt="The second wizard dialog (after selecting Country)" /></p>
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</div>
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<div class="section"><p><strong>Figure 14: Looping back to the first wizard dialog</strong></p>
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</div>
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<div class="section"><p><img src="rzahh078.gif" width="600" alt="Clicking Next loops back to the first wizard dialog" /></p>
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<div class="section"><p>In other words, the programmer has determined that nobody can
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select country as their favorite form of music.</p>
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</div>
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<div class="section"><p><strong><span class="synph" id="sampleex__displayingthesamples"><a name="sampleex__displayingthesamples"><!-- --></a><span class="kwd"></span></span>Displaying
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the samples</strong></p>
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</div>
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<div class="section"><p>From the GUI Builder example main window, you can also select
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other functions from the left pane below the toolbar. Figure 15 shows how
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selecting <strong>Panel</strong> in the left pane displays the Panel sample in the
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right pane.</p>
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</div>
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<div class="section"><p><strong>Figure 15: Selecting Panel in the left pane</strong></p>
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</div>
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<div class="section"><p><img src="rzahh070.gif" width="600" alt="Selecting Panel in the left pane" /></p>
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</div>
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<div class="section"><p>The Panel sample has been programmed with an option to disable
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the image. Select <strong>Disable Image</strong> to display the same screen with the
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image shaded, as shown in Figure 16.</p>
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</div>
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<div class="section"><p><strong>Figure 16: Selecting Disable Image in the right pane</strong></p>
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</div>
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<div class="section"><p><img src="rzahh071.gif" width="600" alt="Selecting Disable Image in the right pane" /></p>
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</div>
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<div class="section"><p>The Panel sample also illustrates the drop-down list box option,
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as shown in Figure 17.</p>
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</div>
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<div class="section"><p><strong>Figure 17: Selecting an item from the Favorite Food list in
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the right pane</strong></p>
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<div class="section"><p><img src="rzahh072.gif" width="600" alt="Selecting an item from the Favorite Food list in the right pane" /></p>
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</div>
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<div class="section"><p>Figure 18 shows how selecting <strong>Tabbed Pane</strong> in the left pane
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of the GUI Builder example main window displays the Tabbed Pane sample in
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the right pane.</p>
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</div>
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<div class="section"><p><strong>Figure 18: Selecting Tabbed Pane in the left pane</strong></p>
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</div>
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<div class="section"><p><img src="rzahh073.gif" width="600" alt="Selecting Tabbed Pane in the left pane" /></p>
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</div>
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<div class="section"><p>Figure 19 shows the results of selecting the <strong>Panel Sample</strong>
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tab in the right pane.</p>
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</div>
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<div class="section"><p><strong>Figure 19: Selecting the Panel Sample tab in the right pane</strong></p>
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</div>
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<div class="section"><p><img src="rzahh074.gif" width="600" alt="Selecting the Panel Sample tab in the right pane" /></p>
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</div>
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<div class="section"><p>Select <strong>Tab 1</strong> again (in the right pane), then click <strong>Disable
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Age Field on Tab 2</strong> to deselect it. </p>
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</div>
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<div class="section"><p><strong>Figure 20: Selecting Disable Age Field on Tab 2 in the right
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pane</strong></p>
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</div>
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<div class="section"><p><img src="rzahh075.gif" width="600" alt="Selecting Disable Age Field on Tab 2 in the right pane" /></p>
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<div class="section"><p>Selecting the <strong>Disable Age Field on Tab 2</strong> option deactivates
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and grays out the <strong>Age</strong> field in the <strong>Panel Sample</strong> tab, as shown
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in Figure 21. </p>
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</div>
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<div class="section"><p><strong>Figure 21: Result of disabling age in the Panel Sample tab</strong></p>
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</div>
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<div class="section"><p><img src="rzahh076.gif" width="600" alt="Result of disabling age in the Panel Sample tab" /></p>
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</div>
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<div class="section"><p>Selecting <strong>Table Pane</strong> in the left pane of the GUI Builder
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example main window illustrates the use of a table panel with a custom renderer
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and a custom cell editor, as shown in Figure 22.</p>
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</div>
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<div class="section"><p><strong>Figure 22: Selecting Table Panel in the left pane</strong></p>
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</div>
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<div class="section"><p><img src="rzahh077.gif" width="600" alt="Selecting Table Panel in the left pane" /></p>
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