I'm new to Java GUI and I'm trying to add an icon to an object that
extends a JLabel. I have the following code, but the icon doesn't
appear, I was wondering what my problem would be (paintIcon()?)
Thanks.

I am trying to understand exactly how the Tree Model (of JTree) works.
I have read http://java.sun.com/products/jfc/tsc/articles/jtree/, but
I would really appreciate it if there are other sources that you would
like to suggest/share.

i like to create a jbutton with an imageicon on it. so i write JButton
button = new JButton(new ImageIcon("icon.gif"). well, the icon is
never been displayed. so i guess, the applet 'looks' in the wrong
directory for the icon. because using an absolute path works fine.

What I'm trying to do is basically make a simple text editor just like
Notepad, but instead I want to be able to open up numerous files at the
same time. To do this I figured I'd use Tabs (JTabbedPane). OK, I can
programm pretty much everything that Notepad does but what I can ...

Is there an easy way to disable all the components of
JScrollPane/JTextPane from redrawing while updates are being made to
the document and then scrollbar?
If extending each one is necessary, is there a single function in each

 to help the Thinlet community grow I've kicked off a new mailinglist
over at Yahoo! Groups chartered for questions, tips & tricks,
announcements and more about the Thinlet XUL Toolkit.
 To get the Thinlet mailinglist off the ground I've posted a couple

Could anyone provided me with examples or links/info on where I can
find information on customizing JTree leaf nodes, such that some leaf
nodes could have a combo box or a text field *next* to them.
Eg:

how can the size or the style of the graphic-object be changed? i'm
looking for a possibility to draw rectangles with thick dashed
lines... but the Graphics-class doesn't offer the needed methods, or
does it??

I have one instance of a JFileChooser. If I select a file using the
JFileChooser then cancel the operation, the same file is shown as
selected the next time the JFileChooser is displayed. This happens
despite having reset the selected file(s) before the second display.

 I have a JTable in which one of the columns will be custom component
which is a subclass of JPanel. This custom component can handle mouse
events.
I implemented a TableCellRenderer and the final table shows my custom

I have a panel in which I placed 4 JTextPanes. I want to move cursor
with TAB key between JTextPanes but when I pressed TAB it inserts TAB
char.
How could I achieve to move between JTextPanes with TAB key?

Hi,
I've got a JInternalFrame containing several swing components : 2
JTabbedPane, a JToolBar and a panel with a ButtonGroup.
I've added a MouseMotionListener to the JInternalFrame.

i try to export the drawings a jpanel to a jpg-image. well, i'm not smart enough...
can anybody tell me, where i make the mistake?
tx for your time!
private void ExportImage(){

   I have a problem that about Extend and Inheritance,The following
variable can not be found (textServername) when the variable in
"ButtonListener  Class" what is my wrong?, please help me .......thx a lot!
Danny

I have a program which uses a number of JInternalFrames.  For example,
let's say that there are two of them side by side, called "left" and
"right."  If "left" has the focus, and there is a button in the middle
of "right" that you want to click, you can't just click the button