Is it possible to build custom GUI like this in Java?

java, user-interface

Solution

Is not only possible but quite easy, you don't have to go all the way to create a custom Look and Feel.

This is what I've made in 20 minutes:

There is a lot of information on the web on how to customize the components without having to create a whole new L&F.

Understanding the Swing Architecture helps a lot.

Just in case you haven't read it the Swing Tutorial is here.

Finally you'll need the doc: Java doc

Problem

I made this in Photoshop and I plan to use it for my file sharing application: I was wondering if it was possible to create GUI for my application that is gonna have this look and feel. If I can't build it only by using eclipse or NetBeans, are there any other tools that could help me?

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