Can someone show me the code (using Swing) for creating window with a
simple text within X-Windows terminal. I know how to interact graphicly
only using Applets.

I have 2 own components in my card game applet:
http://pref.dyndns.org/pref3/pref3.html (JDK 1.1)
One is managing playing cards on a table and the
other is not visible and is managing network

I would like to know how to perform the drag and drop operation of
tree nodes within the same application,ie.,suppose there is a tree
root with 3 branches.I have to drag 1 branch and drop it onto the
other branch(of the same tree)

I have an application with two JFrame.
When I do a synchronized action who take a long time (WAIT_CURSOR) from the
second JFrame (front of the first JFrame) and when I move the JFrame in
front during the action, that erase the first JFrame. There is no repaint of

If I had a JList component with 50 items and I want item 23 to be displayed
at the top of the JList. How do I do that. Now I have to scroll down to see
that the item is selected. I want the selected item at the top.
thanks

I use a JTextPane but when this component lost focus, the selected text
disappear.
Does anyone know how to keep the selection active.
Olivier

  I am trying to release windowing resource after a try-catch and found
that calling System.exit(0) inside finally may hide the an uncaught
exception. See example below.
  What is the *right way* to use finally in this case?

How to design a good GUI? Use C++ ? Use Java?
who can give me a advice?
Thanks advanced! ^_^

Hi, I'm new to Java and some help here would be greatly appreciated.
My homework is to create a program where you can add() numbers (and
store them internally) into an array, then sort() the numbers (from
smallest to largest), print() them - no matter sorted or not. And also

I have started a new page on one of
my (many) pet hates, noob posts that
start with..
"I have just started learning Java

I'm trying to make my GUI application react to keyevents,
but I'm having a hard time making my Dialog (also tried with Frame)
react to keyevents.
I have the following rows in my ctor (for Dialog):

I would like to enable my users to type the contents of first column in a
JTable and locate the desired line/row in that way.
Do you know how to do this ?
Thanks in advance

I want remove the icon, that stays by a TreeNode lefts, that has got
any TreeNodes. The icon presents, the TreeNode is either expanded or
collapsed.
(I am meaning not the icon, that can you remove with:

I have a JComboBox component with say 50 items. I want to display the first
10 items when the combo box show up. Now I have to click on the arrow to
view the first items, the combox only show one line.
How do I do that ?

I'm writing a simple Swing application where the user reads a clear-text
configuration file, and displays its contents in a JTree.
I'm using the DefaultMutableTreeNode and the DefaultTreeModel, so I didn't
*think* I'd have to write any of my own listeners.