Andrew, I did read javadocs (you mean
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/index.html?)
this is where I found out what that depr. method was replaced with..
this is on code I didn't write myself, doesn't come with a javadocs (I
assume javadocs means "layout" of packages, classes, etc. as in url
above.. no, it doesn't come w/that..) at any rate depr. mehtod is b/c
guy did his stuff w/JVM 1.4 and I have 1.5..  I may need to switch back,
or need to find out if can have both 1.4 and 1.5 installed and choose
which one to compile stuff with...

you wanna know something funny? after that post in which you told me to
unzip rt.jar to see what was in it I did exaclty that, and don't know
how/what else I did, b/c after that my JVM didn't work anymore and I had
to re-isntall it....;)

I know a lot more about this now (about jar files, I know how to create
them, unzip them, etc.. view their contents in DOS shell, etc..)  I have
learned a lot in the last few months, and I'm getting good comments at
work about my progress..  I wrote my own little app in Tomcat the other
day w/cookies, putting info in db, etc.. and it's running pretty ok,
thank you very much.. (I wrote it myself from scratch..)  so... I will
try to forget what you said...
(and well, I somehow figure out answer to my q..)  what is a bit
frustrating to me is that, you know, I do read a lot, but sometimes when
try to aply what I read I run into problems..  pls don't try to
discourage people who are trying so hard to learn..

(funny, you did mention Frame.show() in that post, which coincidentally,
you mentioned just as an example, which I really didn't remember, I
hadn't asked about that and had never used it, which is why I
didn'remember..  (my question was about Window.show(), but well, I see
what you mean anyway...)

either way thank you for your response..  Frances

I find this an incredibly arrogant response. It was *you*, not Frances,
who brought up the deprecated Frame.show() in the discussion you are
referring to. And I even wouldn't call it a discussion: you brought it
up as an *example* what could be found in the JavaDocs. The subject of
that thread was entirely different. It was about jars and how to obtain
their contents, so I don't think you can blame Frances for not
remembering it.

To me it seems that OP is /confused/ about the usage of setVisible()
[which, by the way, he did find as alternative for show() (maybe by
reading JavaDocs?)] and that he is /asking questions/ to /clarify/ his
understanding of it. So, what do you think OP is not doing what
constitutes programming?

Who do you think you are to write such a cocky response?

And what do you think to accomplish with it. Should OP say "Oh yes,
Andrew, you're sooo right, I think I give up programming immediately"?

I often get the feeling that you think you're sooo good. If you think
you are so good yourself, you may want to reconsider your problem
understanding and problem solving skills:
<http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.java.programmer/msg/9f2c3c3a8504e8
6e?hl=en>
<http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.java.programmer/msg/f9555a77315c5e
0e?hl=en>

totally..  this worked indeed..  thank you so much...:)

Frances