1. Windows Builder An Eclipse Plugin for Creating Windows Graphical User Interfaces Copyright © 2014 Curt Hill

2. Introduction Our previous programs have had limited interaction with the user: –Select a file using FileChooser which generates a common dialog box –Input using Scanner and System.out.print(ln) The latter is a console approach –That faded in popularity in the 1980s Now we are going to install Window Builder –This will allow use to easily build GUIs

3. What is a Plugin? A plugin extends a piece of software with new capabilities Not every piece of software allows plugins –Eclipse does There are plugins for many things, two I have used: –Windows Builder for windows programming –Android development Now we install Copyright © 2014 Curt Hill

4. Installation We will open a particular website –The Window Builder URL is: –http://www.eclipse.org/windowbuilder/ download.php Next we will open Eclipse to install new software We go through some dialog boxes and this will finish the installation Here are some screen shots Copyright © 2014 Curt Hill

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6. Further Down in that Page Copyright © 2014 Curt Hill

7. Choosing Select the Release link of the version of Eclipse used In 2015 it was usually Luna, but could be others The result should look similar to this Copyright © 2014 Curt Hill

8. The Download page Copyright © 2014 Curt Hill

9. Next Start up Eclipse while leaving the web browser up –This will also tell the version Then go to the menu: Help/Install Software Picture: Copyright © 2014 Curt Hill

10. Help/Install New Software Copyright © 2014 Curt Hill

11. Dialog Copyright © 2014 Curt Hill

12. Copy Copy or drag the URL to the Work With box This should then produce Copyright © 2014 Curt Hill

13. After Copy or Drag Copyright © 2014 Curt Hill

14. Select All Copyright © 2014 Curt Hill

15. Install Details Copyright © 2014 Curt Hill

16. Now What? Window builder should be installed as an Eclipse plugin Now we have to use it to build a GUI That will await a further presentation Copyright © 2014 Curt Hill

17. Finally Do these things to install Windows Builder We will see how to use it later Copyright © 2014 Curt Hill