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Java Forum / GUI / August 2004Link Button component ?
Hi! Is there any Swing component similar to the link buttons in the left sidepanel of Windows XP explorer (the task panel) ? thanks in advance > ..the link buttons in the left > sidepanel of Windows XP explorer (the task panel) ? Mine doesn't. Got a screenshot?  SignatureAndrew Thompson http://www.PhySci.org/ Open-source software suite http://www.PhySci.org/codes/ Web & IT Help http://www.1point1C.org/ Science & Technology >>..the link buttons in the left >>sidepanel of Windows XP explorer (the task panel) ? > > Mine doesn't. Got a screenshot? Which version of XP do you have ? I've found a screenshot in google, look: http://www.modemhelp.net/screenshots/Windows_XP/My_Computer/Documents--Screenshot.jpg regards > Which version of XP do you have ? I've found a screenshot in google, look: One in which I configured it to take the 'Classic' look and various other very un-XP like aspects.. > http://www.modemhelp.net/screenshots/Windows_XP/My_Computer/Documents--Screenshot.jpg Aha! I remember that now.. So you click the link/button and it opens the functionality in the right pane? I don't think there is any specific Java component that fulfils that exact funcionality, but it should not be hard to roll something that does the job.. Perhaps JLabels with an ActionListener attached, once you have the event you can do what you like with the information (open documents, or more action labels in the right pane, show sytstem information in a dialog..) Is that on the right track, or is there some subtlety to it that I missed? (I did not leave them little 'buttons' up very long..) SignatureAndrew Thompson http://www.PhySci.org/ Open-source software suite http://www.PhySci.org/codes/ Web & IT Help http://www.1point1C.org/ Science & Technology > Aha! I remember that now.. > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > to it that I missed? (I did not leave them little > 'buttons' up very long..) There is a hover effect when you move the mouse over the link, like in any internet browser. .. >> So you click the link/button and it opens the >> functionality in the right pane? .. > There is a hover effect when you move the mouse over the link, like in > any internet browser. I think Morten covered that, unless you were also thinking of a 'tool tip'? SignatureAndrew Thompson http://www.PhySci.org/ Open-source software suite http://www.PhySci.org/codes/ Web & IT Help http://www.1point1C.org/ Science & Technology > Perhaps JLabels with an ActionListener attached, > once you have the event you can do what you like > with the information (open documents, or more > action labels in the right pane, show sytstem > information in a dialog..) You can also add a mouse listener to make it change text colour whenever the mouse enters or leaves the component (mouseEntered and mouseExited), to make the link look "alive". -- Morten Free MagazinesGet these publications absolutely FREE for up to 12 months. There are no hidden fees and no obligation. Simply choose a title, complete the application form and submit it. Read more ...
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