I am using Graphics.drawString() and Graphics2D.drawString() but I would
like to change the default behaviour of not clearing the background as it
displays each character of the text.  Is it possible to change it somehow so
that the background behind each character is cleared as ...

  As part of my project, i have come across the one problem.
Anyone can you please let me know how can i display two icon on leaf
node(DefaultMutableTreeNode) of JTree.
Send me if you have any examples.

In the code below I am attempting to define an ActionListener for a
button so I can do something useful when the button is pressed.
At the statement
    ButtonListener buttonListener = new ButtonListener();

I'm happy to announce the first release of a young project that
automatically generates GUI from Javabean objects.
Swing Bean Form Builder (SBFB) is a simple java SWING framework that
automatically generates input and presentation GUIs from standards

I try to use some scales to create a configuration gui for a hardware
simulator. Eclipse/SWT is used as gui api. This is the code for one
example:
       Scale scalewidth;

I have a painful painting problem when implementing a JTreeTable with a
variable row heights. I have put together some sample code which can be
found <a href="www.geocities.com/dzenyu/treetable">on my site.</a> I
even provide a sample that you can view in order to demonstrate the

Hi everyone. I have a JTabbedPane in an application that just refuses
to change tabs under program control.
I have two tabs. At one point in my program, I run the code:
JTP.setSelectedIndex( 0 );

I want to develop something like an editor application. It should be a
MDI application with a toolbox from which the user can drag elements to
the edit window. In this window there should be a grid with snap-to-grid
functionality.

I have created my table model by extending from AbstractTableModel. I've
notice that it dosen't have methods for selection managment (dosen't
implement ListSelectionListener). Maybe a newbie question, but how do I
implement it? Java tutorial on tables and such don't mention it.

I have 2 seperate panels, fitted into a larger one, and each of these panels
holds a buttongroup with 3 buttons.
Is it possible to select one button from one group, and then disable the
other group entirely?

I was wondering if there was a way to setup the file chooser so that
directories can be selected but also so that navigation was impossible.
I was the user to pick a sub directory of a given directory.  However,
if I enable directories, then the user can change the directory.

I can see the following freeware in jgoodies website:
1. Forms
2. Looks
3. Validation

This is probably an annoying question but I couldnt find the answer
elsewhere.
Is it possible to make a JSpinner component increase by a 100 instead of 1
each time I press it, and if so how do I set it?

I've been wanting to have a stays on top toolbar for an app that I am
writing. I naturally don't want the toolbar to have its own button on
the windows taskbar, which is what a JFrame gives you, even if it is
undecorated. And a JDialog doesn't allow you to set alwaysOnTop.

If JTree can set something like setVisible(boolean) on the
DefaultMutableTreeNode after loading data to the tree? I know that
there is no simple way to do this.
in example i have a tree: