ABOUT
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SwingEmpire FormBuilder/FormLoader Framework
Copyright (C): Jeanette Winzenburg, Berlin
Location: http://www.swingempire.de/palace/FormBuilder
Contact: formbuilder@swingempire.de 



8. October 2004 - Binary release 0.9.7a


To run the FormBuilder application, download formbuilder.zip,
extract the contents and either click builder.jar or run
it from the command line by

  java -jar builder.jar



NOTE: different versions of JGoodies XX in the extension
path can lead to a conflict - either remove it, replace it by the 
supplied version(s) or point the extension dir somewhere else while 
running FormBuilder or any applications using the FormLoader 
Framework. 



CONTENT OF DOWNLOADABLES
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Binaries: formbuilder-0.9.7.zip
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Files (core and used foreign packages): 

  builder.jar 	- FormBuilder application
  loader.jar 	- FormLoader framework
  se-binding.jar	- SwingEmpire binding layer on top of JGoodies Binding
  forms-1.0.4.jar	- JGoodies Forms - release 104  
  binding-20040922.jar	- a current version of JGoodies Databinding
  looks-1.2.2.jar	- JGoodies Looks (SwingSuite 1.3.2)
  uif-1.3.2.jar	- JGoodies UI-Framework (SwingSuite 1.3.2) used by builder 
  jdom.jar 		- JDom used in examples/custom IOHandlerMap
  release.txt 	- this file
  bin-license.txt 	- the licence you agree to by using this software

Note: the SE FormBuilder application itself requires exactly the 
1.0.4 version of JGoodies Forms to run. Custom applications loading
forms using the loader.jar don't have this restriction.


Example code: src-examples-0.9.7a.zip
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Files (.java and resources):

  ./loader		- example code for loading forms
  ./binding		- example code for binding forms
  ./loader/resources/form.properties 
  		- example properties to configure FormBuilder


API documentation: loader-api-0.9.7.zip
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contains the api-doc of the loader and binding part.



CHANGES:
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Changes against 0.9.7
	Bugfixes in examples only
	o Quickstart did not switch center
	o form.properties did use ExYYMaps always 

Changes against 0.9.6a
	o added programmatic support for ResourceBundle
	o added programmatic binding support
	o updated examples

Changes against 0.9.6:
	Bugfix of vertical alignment choices for constraints

Changes against 0.9.5:
	o integrated StyleEditor for handling layout styles
	o added infrastructure and example for programmatic use of StyleMaps

Changes against 0.9.4: cleanup of usability issues

Changes against 0.9.3: cleanup of support for logical layout styles	

Changes against 0.9.2:	
	o changed XXTypeMaps to facilitate using custom widget factories
	o prepared support for logical layout styles (work in progress)
	o changed binding to use swing adapters
	o as always: bugfixes :-)

Changes against 0.8a: 	bugfixes and visual overhaul

Changes against 0.8: 	synch with SwingSuite1.3