How can I limited the number of characters in a JTable, different
for every column?

I'm trying to figure out which node my mouse cursor is over when my
DragSourceListener gets a DragSourceDragEvent.  I can get the location from
the event, but how do I translate that coordinate into one I can use in
JTree's getPathForLocation method?

I have a question regarding GUI design...
Suppose I have a Swing Component such as a JPanel, that contains other
components. That is suppose A contains B contains C contains D. Now,
my application will be able to get a reference to A, but it's

I have got a modal Jdialog (Jidalog extended class) that has a timer (wich
is a private member of that class) started. The user should be able  close
tis dialog with the close-button or with the x in the caption bar. How can I
make the dialg close? And how can I make sure the object ...

Hey all,
I tried accessing some FAQs on this subject but didn't turn up with a
satisfactory answer so I ask all of you.
I'm trying to create a JFrame derived instance that can both display a

When we put a lengthy line-wrapped String in a not-so-large JTextArea
which is enclosed in a JScrollPane, it automatically scrolls down to
the end of the string. That is, the string is displayed from its
halfway. How could we suppress this auto-scrolling behavior and

I created a window as a subclass of JFrame class. Whenever I set this window
to be visible, it occupies the upper-left corner of the screen.
Can I set where to place the window with respect to the Physical screen?
Thanks in advance,

I tried to use GridBagLayout to divide a window into two sides,
the ratio of the left to the right is 1:2,
with which I can put a button on each side.
This is my code, but when I run it,

I have a JFrame that contains just a JLabel.  The
text in the JLabel may change.
I want to reset the size of the Font in the JLabel
whenever the JFrame is resized.  The font size should

How to set the caret(My Caret Class that extends DefaultCaret) to a JTable cell.
Is there any way to setCaret() just in case of JTextField() in JTable.
Regards
Asit

How difficult is it to switch the Locale at runtime?
I want the user to choose the UI language and immediately switch all the
texts on the components, according to the new language.
I found one solution here:

I'm trying to implement dnd between two JTrees in a splitpane. When
the drag leaves the bounds of a tree I get an exception from the
dragExit method.
I've written a custom TransferHandler which works fine except for the

Hi....good evening!
I search through the web for ways to set background of menuBar (like
changing alpha, gradient that sort of things), is there are suggestion for
me to try, my application all are AWT components.

Does AWT supports pluggable look and feel if I do customize one Java "look
and Feel"?
If I don't customize one but just specify WINDOW UI by code below, will AWT
object work as system layout,  I have such question because my application

Hello, I've set the height of the rows in my JTable to be a good height but
can't seem to get the text wrapped onto a second line.  Is it possible?
Thanks, Kevin.