Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Simplicity Professional i

CHAPTER 1 Installation

Java Virtual Machine

Minimum System Requirements

Suggested Minimum System Features

Windows (95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP)

Mac OS Classic (7.6-9)

Linux, Solaris, AIX, IRIX, SCO UnixWare, and Other Unix

Starting Simplicity

Starting Simplicity Professional

Platform Specific

Linux

Mac OS 8.5, 9.0

The Personal Settings

Linux, Solaris, SCO UnixWare, and other Unix

Windows, MacOS, and OS/2

Files in the Personal Settings Directory

Technical Support and

Technical Support

CHAPTER 2 Tutorial 1 - Introduction to Simplicity Professional

Create a new Application

Assemble the GUI

Responding to events

Creating more code

Completing the program

CHAPTER 3 Tutorial 2 - Using Simplicity Professional's Database Tools

Create the user interface

Create the layout

Set up the database connection

Set up a database search

Displaying database results

Create a better database interface

Mapping Tables and Lists to the database

Adding a search feature to the application

Creating a second database query

Mapping the second query

Fun with Swing Look & Feels

CHAPTER 4 Tutorial 3 - Servlets and JDBC

Create an HTML Form

Creating a Servlet

Program the Servlet

A Servlet which connects to a

Setting up the Servlet

Create the database query

Respond to database query

Creating a Servlet which uses

Preparing a Servlet to use Templates

CHAPTER 5 Integrated Design Environment

The Folders area

Using the Classpath and the Folders area

Editing parts of the Project

Editing Groups using the IDE Group Editor

Editing The Classpath

Editing The Folders area

Opening items in the Group Contents Box

External Editors

CHAPTER 6 Java Source Code Editor

Indentation Features

Color and Printing Features

Search & Replace

The Sourcerer's Apprentice

CHAPTER 7 Composers

Types of Composers

Composer Button Bar

CHAPTER 8 Object Palette

Assembling A Program Using The Object

Object Palette Pages

Tabbed Card Layout

Left Side Layout

Right Side Layout

ScrollPane Layout

Absolute Layout

AWT

Label

Button

Choice

List

Spacer

Validated Text Field

Flyer

Button (JButton)

Toggle (JToggleButton)

CheckBox (JCheckBox)

RadioButton (JRadioButton)

ComboBox (JComboBox)

Slider (JSlider)

ScrollBar (JScrollBar)

ProgressBar (JProgressBar)

TextField (JTextField)

TextArea (JTextArea)

PasswordField (JPasswordField)

EditorPane (JEditorPane)

TextPane (JTextPane)

ScrollPane (JScrollPane)

SplitPane (JSplitPane)

TabbedPane (JTabbedPane)

ToolBar (JToolBar)

MenuBar (JMenuBar)

MenuItem (JMenuItem)

CheckBoxMenuItem (JCheckBoxMenuItem)

RadioButtonMenuItem (JRadioButtonMenuItem)

Separator (JSeparator)

Importing Beans into Simplicity Professional

Frames

Building Layouts

CHAPTER 9 Code Sourcerer

Change a property of an existing part

Ask a part about one of its properties

Declare a new variable

Applet-only operations

File operations

Printing operations

Window operations

Java system operations

Network operations (TCP and UDP)

Java Language statements

Servlet Operations

Template Operations

JDBC Operations

Database Editor Operations

SQL

Search for rows from a database table

Add rows to a database table

Modify rows in a database table

Delete rows from a database table

CHAPTER 10 Canvas Composer

Creating a new Canvas

The Composer Window for a Canvas

Canvas Property Notebooks

Canvas Working Model

Canvas Palette Pages

Oval

Arc

Filled Rectangle

Line

Round Rectangle

Filled Round Rectangle

Text

Black, Blue, Cyan, etc.

CHAPTER 11 Servlet and HttpServlet Composers

Creating a new Servlet or HttpServlet Composer

The Servlet Composer

Servlet Property Notebooks

Servlet Methods

Differences between Servlets and HttpServlets

The ServletRequest

Request Information

Request Headers

CHAPTER 12 HTML Form Editor

Name

Type

Value

Label

Other Elements of the Form Editor

CHAPTER 13 The Database Editor

Connecting to a

URL of database

Connection Options

The Schema Tree

The Statement area

The ResultSet Area

Database actions

Advanced options - Programmable

CHAPTER 14 Java Command Window

Using The Java Command

Local Symbol Table

Command History

The Three Java Command Window

IDE

CHAPTER 15 Debugger

Available classes and methods

Execution Stack

Command Buttons

Java Command Window

CHAPTER 16 Remote Testing Tool

Broadcasting an application from the development workstation

Configuring the testing workstation

CHAPTER 17 Advanced Features - Extending the IDE

The IDEmenu.config file

Menu

Samples of the extended

Adding a command to the help menu

Adding a new action

Modifying existing actions

A Complex Action

CHAPTER 18 Supplemental Tutorial A- Programming with Simplicity Professional

View the finished application

Creating the Transaction Window

Using the GridBag Layout

Test the Transaction Dialog

Creating the Bank Account application

Create the layout

Deposits and Withdrawals

Print a receipt

Email a receipt

CHAPTER 19 Supplemental Tutorial B - Using JavaBeans^TM and Swing

View the finished application

Importing JavaBeans^TM

Creating the Thermostat application

Create the layout

Working with JavaBeans

Creating a Swing Application

CHAPTER 20 Supplemental Tutorial C - Advanced Swing and JDBC

Creating the Database application

Create the layout

Using JDBC (Java Database Connectivity)

Creating a TableModel

Working with SQL queries

CHAPTER 21 Supplemental Tutorial D- Using the Canvas Composer

A Traffic Light

Creating the Traffic Light

Set the Size of the Canvas

Set up initial variables.

Drawing the Traffic Light

Light changing methods

Creating the main application