The Creating a User Interface trail covers
everything you need to know
about creating a user interface (UI) for a Java program.
Note:
All the material covered in this trail applies
to both applets and applications,
except for a few clearly marked exceptions.
Overview
of the Java UI
tells you about the pieces the Java environment provides
for building UIs.
It introduces you to the graphical UI components
and other UI-related classes we provide.
It also gives an overview of
how programs display themselves
and how they handle events such as mouse clicks.
You should fully understand the information in this lesson
before going on to other lessons in this trail.
Using Components,
the GUI Building Blocks
will tell you
how to use each of the Components we provide
and [eventually] how to implement a custom Component.
Laying Out
Components within a Container
tells you how to choose a layout manager,
how to use each of the layout manager classes we provide,
how to use absolute positioning instead of a layout manager,
and how to create your own layout manager.
It will also discuss solutions to common layout problems.
Working
with Graphics
will tell you how to do everything from drawing lines and text
to loading, displaying, and manipulating images.
It will include information on performing animation
and on improving graphics performance.
