This simple tutorial explains how to use the powerfull AsWing GUI framework within Haxe
This tutorial covers AsWing 1.5 and Haxe 2.07, for older versions see history

Download AsWing

• svn get latest version (2.0) of aswing/as3
  http://svn.aswing.org/aswing/trunk/HaxeAsWing/

Setup a Test Project

Now let's start a new haxe project for testing.

• Copy the aswing.swf also in your project directory. This library will be compiled into your final movie.
• Create a file Hello.hxml:
  

  -swf Hello.swf
  -swf-header 600:400:21:ffffff
  -main Hello
  -swf-lib aswing.swf
  -swf-version 9

  
  Haxe will take AsWing class definitions from your swf

Create a file Hello.hx:

import org.aswing.JButton;
import org.aswing.JFrame;
import org.aswing.geom.IntDimension;

import flash.Lib;
import flash.display.Sprite;
import flash.display.StageScaleMode;

class Hello extends Sprite {
    public function new() {
        super();
        //create a frame
        var frame : JFrame = new JFrame( this, "HelloApp" );
        //if you want to create a "fullscreen" interface rather than
        //draggable window with title, use JWindow instead
        
        frame.setSize(new IntDimension( 200, 120 ) );
        //create a button
        var button:JButton = new JButton("Hello from AsWing in Haxe!");
        
        //add the button to the frame
        frame.getContentPane().append(button);
        
        //add the frame to the stage
        Lib.current.stage.addChild(this);
        this.stage.scaleMode = StageScaleMode.NO_SCALE;
        
        //show it!
        frame.show();
    }
    public static function main() {
        new Hello();
    }
}

Now let's compile it by executing:
>haxe Hello.hxml

When everything went fine, you should have a flash file Hello.swf displaying a frame with a button in it, saying Hello!

Using LAFs

Since haxe 2.07 it is possible to use AsWing Look And Feel files easily

• Go into AsWing directory and extract LAF file from *.swc like described in previous steps
• Rename and copy LAF swf into your project directory
• add it using -swf-lib (e.g. -swf-lib orangelaf.swf)
• just add the line with LAF constructor before creating a JFrame or JWindow:
  

  UIManager.setLookAndFeel(new OrangeLookAndFeel());

Tips

• use GUIBuilder application from downloaded AsWing package to design complex interfaces. Though it is a powerful tool and can produce Haxe code, you'll have to make this code work.

• If you are using FlashDevelop, you can add compiler option -swf-lib library.swf into Additional compiler options list, which could be found in Project - Properties - Compiler options menu