JTabbedPane way to unselect all tabs?

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brightoceanlight@hotmail.com - 13 Jul 2005 11:32 GMT

Is there a way to deselect all the tabs, so none of the tabs are
selected in a JTabbedPane?

Also, is there a way to cause the tabs to disappear, so the tabs cannot
be seen at all.

Thanks,

Gil

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Steve W. Jackson - 13 Jul 2005 17:31 GMT

> Is there a way to deselect all the tabs, so none of the tabs are
> selected in a JTabbedPane?
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>
> Gil

If there are multiple tabs, then *one* of those tabs *must* be the
active (selected) one. If there's a JTabbedPane, then its tabs must
appear -- unless you cover it with something else, or (one possibility)
put it into some other layout (maybe CardLayout) that lets you readily
switch between the part with "nothing" on it and the part with your
JTabbedPane.

On the other hand, the questions leads one to wonder if JTabbedPane is
the right component for your needs. Perhaps you need to revisit your
GUI design.

= Steve =

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brightoceanlight@hotmail.com - 14 Jul 2005 09:23 GMT

Hi Steve,

Thanks for your feedback!

> In article <1121250736.152353.142330@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
> If there's a JTabbedPane, then its tabs must
> appear -- unless you cover it with something else,

Can't seem to cover a JTabbedPane with anything else. I tried to cover
just the tabs with a JPanel but the JPanel would always appear under
the
entire JTabbedPane.

> or (one possibility)
> put it into some other layout (maybe CardLayout) that lets you readily
> switch between the part with "nothing" on it and the part with your
> JTabbedPane.

Hmmm . . . interesting idea

> On the other hand, the questions leads one to wonder if JTabbedPane is
> the right component for your needs. Perhaps you need to revisit your
> GUI design.

Have been revisiting the GUI design quite a bit and JTabbedPane seems
to make the most sense for the customer. I just need to think of how
to make it work.

Best,

Gil

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Steve W. Jackson - 14 Jul 2005 22:11 GMT

> Hi Steve,
>
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>
> Gil

It still sounds like the JTabbedPane might not be the best component for
your purposes if you need to cover the tabs.

Keep in mind that the idea is to have multiple components, only one of
which is displayed at any given time, and that the user is going to
decide which one to display. If your GUI is aimed at having several
simultaneous items on display, you don't really want a JTabbedPane.
Instead, you simply want to design a component with multiple panels that
fit together to produce the desired appearance.

= Steve =

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