Questions tagged [swing]
Swing is a user-interface toolkit in Java and is shipped with the standard Java SDK. It is contained within the package javax.swing.
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The Use of Multiple JFrames: Good or Bad Practice? [closed]
I'm developing an application which displays images, and plays sounds from a database. I'm trying to decide whether or not to use a separate JFrame to add images to the database from the GUI.
I'm ...
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Should I avoid the use of set(Preferred|Maximum|Minimum) size methods in Java Swing?
Several times I've been criticized for having suggested the use of the following methods:
setPreferredSize()
setMinimumSize()
setMaximumSize()
on Swing components. I don't see any alternatives to ...
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Providing white space in a Swing GUI
A GUI with no white space appears 'crowded'. How can I provide white space without resorting to explicitly setting the position or size of components?...
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Swing GUI listeners without AWT
I am a starting Java developer, learning just from internet tutorials. I am learning full-screen GUI applications. I was told yesterday that I shouldn't use AWT in my programs because it is outdated. ...
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GUI not working after rewriting to MVC
I'm practicing MVC style programming. I have a Mastermind game in a single file, working fine (maybe apart of the fact that "Check" button is invisible at start).
http://paste.pocoo.org/show/226726/
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Add a complex image in the panel, with buttons around it in one customized user interface
How can i have this image like below into the slavePanel and on top of that JPanel adjust the JButtons which looks like the image but having buttons correctly wrapped around? (Right now they are ...
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Loading resources like images while running project distributed as JAR archive
I am having a error for my GUI. Trying to set title bar icon then be included in a Runnable JAR.
BufferedImage image = null;
try {
image = ImageIO.read(getClass().getClassLoader().getResource("...
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Why is it frowned upon to use a null layout in Swing?
Recently, I started creating a program for the company I work for. Just as background info, I'm still a student and a beginner programmer, so my solution is probably not recommended and I didn't know ...
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How to best position Swing GUIs?
In another thread I stated that I liked to center my GUIs by doing something like this:
JFrame frame = new JFrame("Foo");
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.getContentPane()....
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Java: maintaining aspect ratio of JPanel background image
I have a JPanel with a painted background image and a layout manager holding other smaller images, all of this inside a JFrame. The background image is pretty big and I want to be able to have it ...
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Can a progress bar be used in a class outside main?
Right now, my main just calls a gui with 10 rows. Based on how many of those rows have text, 1 of 9 classes is called (two rows must have text). The called class performs calculations that I'd like ...
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Swing: Obtain Image of JFrame
How do I obtain a java.awt.Image of a JFrame?
I want to obtain a screen shot of a JFrame (for later use within my application). This is presently accomplished using the robot to take a screen shot ...
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Creating a custom button in Java with JButton
I am trying to create a button that has a custom shape (hexagon), but otherwise acts like a normal JButton would (that is, works with an ActionListener).
I have created a class that extends ...
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Java Look and Feel (L&F) [closed]
I am developing a desktop application with Java Swing for my personal use.I am in need of some beautiful Look and Feel for my application. How can I do it using Java or a 3rd party API?
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JTable duplicate values in row
I have a JTable populated with a custom DataModel (pasted below) and when I call the populate() method, it appears to populate the table with duplicate data - each row is filled with the same value ...
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