I want to put a text editor in my java application.
The editor has to have basic formatting features like fonts, bold, color etc..
Ideally I'd like to just add the Text Editor as a component to a JFrame.
Is there any library for this?
I think this could be simply done using a JEditPane, but I don't want to
go through all the trouble of making an editor if I could just import one.
From this post on java.net: have a look at Ekit.
The secton from the Swing tutorial on Text Component Features has a quick example how this might be done.
You can't just plug in a component and expect it to work as an editor. You need to add toolbars and menu items for your font, bold color features etc. The editor kits provided by Swing support all these basic features.
You might want to look at SwingX (see the Java Web Start demo on the page), in particular the JXEditorPane component.
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In an eclipse application, I am using a dialog where different UI controls used such as Buttons, Labels, Combo boxes, TreeViewer, etc. For some UI controls, the tool tip is enabled. My requirement is to change the font characteristic (Bold & Italic) of the tool tip text.
Is it possible?
Thanks in advance!
Currently in Eclipse, you may not be able to change the font, color of the tooltip. We simply write .setToolTipText(...). However, you can get some idea from the following link to build fancy tooltip.
https://dentrassi.de/2011/02/21/fancy-tooltips-in-eclipse/
I would suggest you to go for Eclipse Info Popup, you can do all kinds of customization. You can find below the link.
https://www.javaworld.com/article/2073187/creation-of-infopopup-in-eclipse.html
Info popups appear as Javadocs in Eclipse.
How can I set or configure a text editor like sublime text or atom, to work on java proyects. It is for school, i have a restriction where i cannot use an IDE. I will creeate a simple aplication based on java swing. What do you recommend me to do? (sorry for my bad english).
I would recommend you to use TextArea from java swing tools and menu to do actions like save,edit,delete .. etc
I'm creating a user interface for a java standalone desktop application but the forms, text fields and tables I built using javax.swing and java.awt packages look quite dull. Are there any methods by which these components can be stylized so that they look more appealing (like those beautiful websites made with css and javascript) ?
You can set the background, border, foreground, etc of these components. Consult the API for useful functions.
Or you can change the look and feel of your entire program. Recommended reading: http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/lookandfeel/plaf.html
You could use Look and Feel, there are libraries that set your all your components with a defined style.
See this link http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/lookandfeel/nimbus.html
I have come across a stickler of a problem.
In the swing environment there is a function that is available TextArea in the AWT Components. However this is not present in either the JFace or the Swing environment.
has anybody come across a solution? Would I have to make my own Interface as a work around?
Thanks in advance
You can use the SWT Text control for simple single or multi-line text, or you can use StyledText if you want text with fonts and colors.
I'm using JavaFX integrated HTMLEditor. All the functions that it has are fine but I need to have also the function of inserting an image inside the HTML text.
Do you know some source which I could use? Or some other HTML (WYSIWYG) editor that could be used inside JavaFX and it has this functionality ?
I can program this functionality into the existing JavaFX HTMLEditor by myself, but I prefer to ask before I start doing something :)
Thank you very much for your answers ;)
I'd advise just customizing the existing JavaFX HTMLEditor, if it does most things you need with the exception of adding images and the look and feel of it is basically ok for you.
I created a code sample to assist in some JavaFX HTMLEditor customization tasks.
Another option you could toy with for a very basic html editor is a WebView with contenteditable set to true. Though I haven't tried it with images - maybe it will work ok.
If the above options don't work for you there there are heaps of javascript based editors out there to choose from.