:: Readme :: Forms @version.name@ ::

The Forms framework helps you lay out and implement elegant Swing panels quickly and consistently. It makes simple things easy and the hard stuff possible, the good design easy and the bad difficult.

The JGoodies Forms requires Java 7 or later and the JGoodies Common library. Library versions for older Java versions are available in the JGoodies Archive.

Tutorial

Tutorial examples including sources can be found in the JGoodies Smart Client Showcase that you can download or web start from the JGoodies Demo Downloads page.

Open Issue

There's a weakness in the FormLayout that may require an API extension. Components that span multiple columns or rows do not affect the column width or row height resp., but can in some cases expand the container.
I'm looking for a means to let the layout grid honor these components that is both powerful and easy to understand. See the FAQ for details and a workaround.

Acknowledgements

The Forms project has been financed by Johannes Riege, and customers of the JGoodies Smart Client. It is only with their money that I can provide, maintain, and improve this library at no charge.

FormLayout has been inspired by Mullet&Sano's grid system, Daniel Barbalace's TableLayout, Daniel Michalik's HIGLayout, and Doug Stein's GridBagLayout. The concept of dialog units stems from Microsoft user interface implementations.