i m using j2ee in my project on windows platform. my backend is MySql.
please tell me what should i use to generate the reports. i can't
purchase any software. please suggest me any software which is free to
use.

I am using gridbaglayout and have a 800x600 Japplet.  i want it to stay
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fit on 600.  I tried using the examples java.sun has it won't work.
can someone point to me a very simple example of scrollpane or

Hi, I'm trying to add an object to a node in my own JTreeTable. When
the parent has not children, it insert the node without problems. But
when the parent has one or more children, it insert it (because I debug
the code and the node is a child of the parent) but it doesn't paint

I have one GUI that opens up a second GUI in a different class. How can I
get the first GUI to pause until the OK (or cancel) button is pressed on the
second GUI? I'm using Swing, JDK1.3.
Thanks

For a drag and drop operation, on mousePressed on a JButton, I want to
draw a "screenshot" of the JButton.
Anybody knows how?

I have a JPanel at one of the constraints (North, South, East, West) of
a BorderLayout and on mouseDragged, I relocate it to the nearest dragged
constraint.
There are many ways to skin a cat.  The question is, is it better do do

I was reading through the following blog
(http://weblogs.java.net/blog/joshy/archive/2005/05/the_reponse_to.html)
where I read the following:
"Fonts are another one of Metal's areas where insistence on backward

All,
I posted a similar question a while back, with some useful answers, but...
I have a requirement to create a terminal emulation style applet using only
features supported by JVM 1.1 (Groan.. Yeah yeah, I know!)

We need to display XML files in a Swing GUI. The XML is automatically
generated so it is absolutelly unadapted to human viewing.
So we need some Swing control that can format XML and show it.
Or use some XML formatting tool and display results in simple

    I have a JTable that I am displaying in a JScrollpane. The JTable only
displays a few rows of information in its grid. The space below the
grid to the bottom of the JPanel,
that contains the JScrollpane, (Which in turn contains the JTable) is

I have implemented the basic cut/copy/paste functionality in my Swing
app, but I bumped into a problem that I have not been able to find an
answer to after extensive Googling and browsing the Swing API text.
The issue I'm having is how to know when the paste action should be

i m having problem in setting image in JPanel using NetBeans.
pls tell me if anyone has any idea about it.
pls reply soon

I'd like to specify a larger font size for Swing apps using the default
L&F, since on my high res monitor the text is a bit small for my liking.
I see in the font.properties file references to XFLD font descriptors,
but there is a %d in the font size position.  I changing this line ...

the following applet is supposed to draw random lines on the screen, but
doesn't. does anyone know how to make it refresh?
thanks in advance
import java.awt.*;

I have got too much items in a JPopupMenu, so that the menu is to long
to fit in the screen. As a consequence, some items are not displayed.
I couldn't find any built-in method or parameter to cut the menu in 2
columns, as it is usually done.