The question is in topic. I suppose I'd utilize ListSelectionListener
but can't assign any to table.

The following code extract successfully creates a list box anchored to
the top-left, and that expands vertically, but has a fixed width.
public class EPoS3 extends JFrame {
 public EPoS3() {

In my JTextAreas, I want the TAB key to behave as it does with
JTextFields, i.e., change the focus to the next component, and not
enter a tab into the text. I've done a thorough Googling and every
solution I've found fails to work in Sun's JDK 1.4.2 on Linux. What's

Here is a snippet of code  (not complete, but to show the problem I
get)
I'm trying to add 2 radio buttons b1 and b2 to a group bg.
But the compiler always complains of an "<identifier> expected " .

if after entering a name in a cell unsing JTable,
you change the columnWidth:
then the name you entered disappears
Anybody knows how to avoid this?

I have a JCheckBox in a JTable, but when I check one box,
nothing seems to happen, the value is still checked..
Does anyone know why?
Thanks

I was so hoping someone could help me.
I saw a question like this a few weeks ago.  If I'm asking something that's
already been answered or is in a FAQ or something, I'm really sorry.
None of my Java applications have frame decorations when run under Linux.

I designed a calculator, and I need help with the rest of
the actions.  I know I need to use the different Math
methods, but I tried that and it didn't work.  Also,
it needs to work as an applet and application, and in the

  I'm looking for any resource sites and such that might give me the
ability to write a simple tile-based game (a la Sim City). I know the
basic gui stuff for writing an application, but I'm unfamiliar at best
with creating clickable interfaces that DON'T have buttons and etc.

Hello,
I need to to rather complex layouting on a JButton. I didn`t find a
way to do that with html-formatting.
How could I make a Jbutton capable of taking JPanels and JLabels ? I

When I open my editable JComboBox I want the text for the displayed item
to be selected in the sense that any typing would replace the text.  In
most applications selection can be achieved by sweeping across the text
with the left mouse button pressed or by using SHIFT and the ...

I just wanted to know whether anybody has used Swing for the UI and
SWT just for the OLE/ActiveX library ? Actually more of a fan of Swing
than SWT but I need to launch Word, Excel and other Software. They do
not have to run in a frame of my application, it's fine if they just

I am creating a message dialog using JOptionPane but I am encountering a
usability problem because the OK button is not getting the focus when the
dialog is displayed.  As a result the user must use the mouse to close the
dialog.  I suspect the problem is arising because the message ...

Don't know if this is the right place to ask or not, but...
I want to build a graphical java front-end for some
computational C++ code I have. I need some pretty nice
graphics, but don't care to write such from scratch

I'd like to display a hand of playing cards in a fan shape with the
cards overlapping one another. The cards will need to be able to
respond to mouse clicks. If the mouse is over two cards, only the card
that's visible should receive MouseEvents. I was wondering if anyone