[FIXED] Empty Netbeans 7 palette? How to restore it?

Issue

I use Netbeans 7 on Kubuntu 12.04. I start Netbeans like this:

netbeans --cp:a /usr/share/java/xercesImpl.jar & 

cause of known issue with Netbeans and Kubuntu 12.04. In the middle of my project my palette with Swing components just .. disappeared!

I see only sth like this:

How to restore default Netbeans palette?

I checked Ctrl+Shift+8 shortcut but with no results - the problem is still the same.

**EDIT: I dont know what I did but now I see ONLY EMPTY palette :( : **

I also tried this:

1) I cd'ed to /home/mazix/.netbeans/7.0/config/Windows2Local/Groups/commonpalette , ls'ed and saw only this: CommonPalette.wstcgrp

2) cd'ed to /home/mazix/.netbeans/7.0/config/Windows2Local/Components and saw this:

AnalyzerTopComponent.settings output.settings AnalyzeStackTopComponent.settings projectTabLogical_tc.settings breakpointsView.settings projectTab_tc.settings CallHierarchyTopComponent.settings properties_1.settings callstackView.settings properties.settings CommonPalette.settings refactoring-preview.settings ComponentInspector.settings
ReporterResultTopComponent.settings CssPreviewTC.settings
resultsView.settings debugging.settings
search-results.settings DeclarationTopComponent.settings
services.settings evaluator.settings
sessionsView.settings favorites.settings
sources.settings find-usages.settings
StyleBuilderTC.settings gsf-testrunner-results.settings
svnversioning.settings hgversioning.settings
synchronize.settings JavadocTopComponent.settings
TaskListTopComponent.settings localsView.settings
TerminalContainerTopComponent.settings MultiView-java#007Cform#007C_1.settings threadsView.settings MultiView-java#007Cform#007C_2.settings versioning_output.settings MultiView-java#007Cform#007C_4.settings watchesView.settings MultiView-java#007Cform#007C.settings Welcome.settings navigatorTC.settings

and didnt see any _hidden files :(

Solution

Open NetBeans and choose Window -> Palette It will appear but it will be empty because you didn't choose a GUI class yet.

To fill the palette with the GUI components like labels, follow these steps:

1. Create a new project .

2. Right click in the package name or project name, and choose New -> Other...

3. In the New File dialog box, choose the "Swing GUI Forms" from category and the "JFrame" Form file type sub window. Click Next.

4. Enter name lets say "MyGUI" for the new the class which you created now.

5. The palette window is now full with components like labels, text,checkboxes, ...

if not appear yet make sure to press "Design" button in the upper of the GUI class bar "MyGUI"class

Answered By - Mohammad Alshalabi
Answer Checked By - Mary Flores (JavaFixing Volunteer)