Thanks for downloading JCascadedPane library.

To use JCascadedPane in your Applications you have to do following tasks listed below and the rest of it is automatically handled and done by the library itself :

1. Either add JCascadedPane.jar file to your classpath while compiling and executing your java application or simply set the CLASSPATH environment variable to include JCascadedPane.jar file.
2. Next, in your program import org.gui.JCascadedPane & org.gui.JPanelGroup packages.
3. Create an object of type JPanelGroup using the constructor defined in the documentation accompanying this package. JPanelGroup is a container which holds JCascadedPane.
4. Now create as many object as required by your program, of type JCascadedPane using the constructor defined in the documentation accompanying this package. JCascadedPane is the actual container to hold other child components such as JPanel, JTabbedPane etc.
5. Once you have created the objects defined above you may now customize both of these objects suitable to your needs by using one of the many methods defined in the package itself.
6. Next you must use addPanel(JCascadedPane temp) method of JPanelGroup to add the newly created JCascadedPane Objects to the JPanelGroup, in order to make them functional.
7. And finally, add JPanelGroup object to the Top or middle Level containers such as JFrame, JDialog, JSplitPane etc.

That's it ! You may now follow these steps to start building your own JCascadedPane. For more help you may have a quick look at the sample (NOTE : Sample will only run in JDK 1.4.x because it uses a method setExtendedState() provided in JDK 1.4.x only. To run it in other versions simply remove it from the program and recompile it.) and project documentation accompanying this package or simply drop me a mail at webmaster@indijaal.zzn.com.