if i put some component in a FlowLayout, they have a "clever" size. But i need to have them verticaly, so i use a BoxLayout(Y_AXIS). But the layout make the components big to fill all the panel space (in fact the 2 radio button are ok, but the combo box has a big height).
How can ...

how can I subclass the JLabel to have it produce KeyEvents? I have an
image being displayed using a JLabel and would like to receive
KeyEvents when it is in focus. Or do I need to create a new class for
this?

Sorry for the newbie question.
I have a JFormattedTextField, created like this:
    ftf = new JFormattedTextField(new Double(value));
When I try to edit it's value, all numbers after the comma disappear.

I have a TreeTable to Code in Swing. The design is as follows
Column1                     Column2                       Column3
Column4
- Node1        This entire space is a Merged Row

Or is there something better for someone who is a beginner to Java?
Is one of these two books better for learning Swing? Overall which is better for all the
important topics?
I've been using the downloaded version of Thinking in Java as a reference while reading

I am using JList component and I add a vector of data by calling
list.setDataList( vec );
Then I fire up the dialog with the JList component in it, I would like
to hard-code it to highlight the very first data on the list, how can I

Thanks,
I create a JComboBox and setEditable(true) and set initial item to zero (which
looks like a textfield).
The problem?  1st time when keys are typed and <enter> key is pressed, it fires

I added an animated GIF to a JLabel's Icon, but the animation doesn't
complete a full cycle.  It gets through half of the frames and then freezes
in that position.  Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong or point me to
an example on how to add an animated GIF to either a JLabel or ...

This is already implemented:
I have a JTree in a JScrollPane.
I have a JCombobox, containing all the names of the nodes of the JTree.
When I select a node-name in the comboBox, the corresponding node in the

I have a JFormattedTextField formatted with a
NumberFormatter.  I have set up another component
using getInputMap(JComponent.WHEN_IN_FOCUSED_WINDOW).
I want that component to be able to receive and

I use this code to underline text in a JTextPane:
SimpleAttributeSet attributes = new SimpleAttributeSet();
 StyleConstants.setUnderline(attributes, true);
 StyledDocument document = getStyledDocument();

I'm trying to do something that sounds like it should be simple.
I want to create a vertical JSplitPane where the bottom area has an
original size that is known, and the top has all the rest of the space.
I was hoping to not have to mess with setDividerLocation() or

  Dear Experts,
We have a complicated GUI system which is using a JDialog as a logon
window without any JFrame created. As a result we have no icon at the
task bar at the bottom of the Windows desktop.

I have been using Visibility and Focus in a couple of projects now
(both Java and Javascript) but I am still unsure of exactly what either
of these events do; the code I've used so far has been kiddied from
older classmates who don't even know what exactly it does! Any answers

I have a JTable object. I do not want a borber round my selected table cell.
How do I make a borderless table cell. I think I need a CellRenderer or
something like that. Where to find an example ?
thanks a lot