Form Workspace

Preview

Show the form as it should look at runtime. See Previewing Forms.

Data Binding Wizard

Generate getData(), isModified() and isModified() methods for the fields bound to data. The corresponding class should already exist. See Generating Accessor Methods for Fields Bound to Data

Cut, Copy, Paste

Perform usual Clipboard operations.

Pack

Choose this command to compress the current form to its minimal size, defined by the layout manager. This command is only available for the top level container in a form.

Show Grid

If this option is checked, the form displays grid lines.

Show Component Tags

This option toggles display of the name of a field associated with the selected component. This feature is available for the components that exceed certain pre-defined dimensions.

Create Component

Choose this command to display the list of available components and insert the selected one in the current location.

Jump to Source

Open the bound class in the editor, and place the caret to the field associated with the selected component. For the whole form, the caret rests at the class declaration.

Expand/Shrink Selection

Select successively increasing sets of components from the current one to its container.

Duplicate

Clone the selected component.

Morph Component

Create a component of a different type with the same properties. See Morphing Components.

Create Listener

Create listener for the selected component.

Go To Listener

Navigate to the source code of the selected listener.

Surround With

Display the list of available containers, and place in one or more selected components into the container of your choice. See section Wrapping/Unwrapping Components

Flatten

Unwrap components from a container. See section Wrapping/Unwrapping Components.

Local history

Access the commands of the local version control.