When I create a node in a JTree how can I make sure it's a node or a branch?

I have couples of components like label, button, textfield.  The text
of the component is getting from the properties file and would like
dynamic changes.
Do you know which method can refresh the component and then show the

Hi there, i could do with a bit of help please:
Ive got 2 classes at the moment:
km (km.java)
jPanel44 (jPanel44.java)

I am developing a Swing-GUIed program that needs to run on a
Tablet PC. For a right-handed person using the program, the
default location where tooltips pop-up (below and to the right of
the mouse pointer) is exactly wrong, because the user's hand

I am trying to control some Look & Feel Color parameters for the JCheckBox
class. I am using Java 1.3.1
I have written a Class based on some code I found on the Internet designed
to accomplish this task. Among other things this class has a 'paintIcon'

I have an object that creates a JToolBar with a couple of buttons,
another object creating a JMenuBar with a couple of JMenuItems and
finally an object creating a JTree.
One of the buttons on the toolbar and one of the menu items on the

How can I create not modal File Choosers dialog?
Best Regards

Is there in Java an equivalent to the Windows GDI function
SetStretchBltMode()?
I am already familiar with the drawImage() method of the Graphics
class. I successfully load and display an image using this method, but

Hi, I have a problem.
How to have 3D text in JButton. Text could be in a various fonts.
Any help appreciated....
Jakov

I am have written a custom combo box and want to fire events when the
user selects  choices.  I consider selecting to be either scrolling
down the list and pressing enter or  clicking on  a choice with the
mouse.  Scrolling down the list and pressing enter is easily sensed

First off, apologies for using the Google news interface; I hope this
is sent in plain text only with sane wrapping.  Once I get home I'll
switch back to Thunderbird.
My question concerns weightx.  In general, I understand how weightx

How do I get the text (in a java program) from a java window that is not an
edit window (ie, cannot hilight the text with a mouse)?  ie, is there
something similar to in functionality to Windows API GetWindowText()?

Hey Guys,
I cannot seem to get JFileChooser to detect files/folders in networked
drives under windows. Any suggestions in getting around this problem would
be greatly appreciated.

I have added 2 JPanel objects in my JFrame. The number of objects in
both are not same and hence I would expect both to occupy different %
of the overall JFrame space.
But when the form is loaded, all JPanel objects have same size and

I just started working with Swing so please bear with me on these
somewhat dumb questions.
I have an JMenuBar with a JMenu wich in turn has a JMenuItem.
I also have an JToolbar with a JButton.