WebRunnerTM MultiColumnListbox Bean 3.0 preview 1

If you are developing JavaTM applications, applets, or composite JavaBeansTM, Taligent's WebRunner Beans can help you become productive very quickly. These Beans are part of the WebRunner Toolkit, which also includes other sets of starter beans and and tools for creating and working with JavaBeans. This package includes a preview of the MultiColumnListbox version 3.0.

The MultiColumnListbox Bean lets you easily add multi-column list boxes to your applets and applications.WebRunner MultiColumnListbox Bean columns are resizable by your users and can be sorted using any sorting algorithm you want. In addition, you can set specific colors for each column, and even insert graphical elements anywhere within the listbox.

This preview release adds powerful new features to the listbox including the separation of the table data and the listbox view of that data. For complete information, refer to the Documentation. Updates to the documentation will periodically be available at the Taligent website.
 

Installation Instructions

For installation of the Bean on Windows platforms:
  • Bean Installation for JDK 1.1.1

    1. Unzip the file mclb30p1.zip to a local directory of your choice.
    2. Import the mclb30p1.jar file that is packaged in the mclb30p1.zip.
    3. The documentation for the bean is provided in the ZIP file.
  • Bean Installation for use with VisualAge for Java Version 1.0

    1. Unzip the file mclb30p1.zip to a local directory of your choice.
    2. Import the extracted files into VisualAge for Java:

      1. Launch the VisualAge for Java Integrated Development Environment.
      2. From the File menu, choose the Import menu item.
      3. A SmartGuide  Import dialog box appears.
      4. Type in a new Project name, or browse and select an existing Project name where you want the Bean to be added.
      5. Click on the JAR file option then click on the Next button.
      6. Click on the Browse button, browse to the directory where you extracted the files from the mclb30p1.zip file and choose the file mclb30p1.jar.
      7. Select the JAR files which now show up in the list of JAR files in the Smart Guide dialog, and click on the Finish button to import them into VisualAge for Java.

        Back in the Workbench of VisualAge for Java, you should now see the complete set of classes under the Project name that you had specified during the Import process.

    3. The documentation for the bean is provided in the ZIP file.

Supported Platforms

The current release of this WebRunner Bean has been tested for use with the JDK1.1.1 available on WindowsNT and Windows95. Releases on other platforms will be supported in the near future, depending on the availability of stable releases of the JDK1.1.1 on those platforms.

 
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