VisualAge for Java Tips and Tricks

What are these tips?

I've collected these tips while using and teaching VisualAge for Java.  Most of them are the products of my own warped view of the world, but some have been contributed by other folks who've found nifty way to do things.

Connections

• Trigger
• Visual Casts
• Strings to ints
• Faking ActionEvents
• Visual Assertions

GUI Design

• Effective Layouts
• MVC in the VCE
• Centering a Dialog
• Design Docs
• List a Running GUI

VCE Issues

• Swing Tabbing Order
• VCE Shortcuts

Properties

• Bind Unbound
• Property Editors

General Stuff

• Changes in Version 3
• Calling the Debugger
• Easter Eggs

Writing Code

• Custom Formatters
• Gen'd Code
• Gen'd methods
• Interfaces
• Overriding Methods
• What is Deprecation?

Export and Import

• Importing a Zip File
• Exporting Many Versions

IDE Use

• Performance
• Renaming Strategy
• Missing CORBA Classes
• Using the Tool API

Versioning

• Versioning is Important!

Maintenance

• Deleting Garbage

Resources

• Beans
• Tools
• Other Resources

Change History and News

March 14, 2002	Merged VisualAge Tips into main JavaDude.com style/navigation
May 19, 2001	Added Custom Code Formatters
January 1, 2001	Added Understanding the Generated Code
February 17, 2000	Added Using the Tool API
January 13, 2000	Added list of changes from v2->v3
November 27, 1999	Moved to new location. Removed TBD items from displayed list. Changed navigation to use tree on left. Simplified frame design. Fewer & smaller gifs (should load much faster)
October 27, 1999	Added discussion group signups.
September 19, 1999	Added workaround for Swing tab ordering.
April 1, 1999	Added this history Added tip on binding unbound properties
March 31, 1999	Refreshed  zip file
(can't remember date)	The VisualAge for Linux Petition is off to IBM! 900+ sigs!

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