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It would be very useful to have a "Test Form" button in VE. This would save so much time of having to create code just to luanch a view your current work. I saw this feature in NetBeans 4.0 beta 1 and thought it was great. I was able to work faster because I can test what it "really" looks like and how it "really" preforms at the click of a button on any GUI control.
How is this different from the Run As->Java Bean option? With this launch type, you don't need to write any code other than what's generated by the VE to view the real world runtime UI... not even a main method. Any events you've created will work as well.
It is different in the following ways. The biggest is that the Run/Debug As -> Java Bean feature starts to clutter up the drop down menus and requires maintenance to keep these drop down menus some what organized. 1. First it takes a little longer to do the Run As that to just click a button. 2. The Run As adds actually creates a Run and Debug configuration. 3. It gets added to your Run/Debug drop downs. A test/preview button would do any of this. I would just give you the same end results. This would be a single click right at your finger tips near the component you are working on. Maybe even a keyboard shortcut could be setup. I checked and this feature is also in the current Jigloo 2.90 beta as a preview button.
