I have to create a GUI in java that should have the following
functionalities:
1. load a map (bmp/jpg file) ) as background (ok this is the simplest task)
2. create objects on this map

i am preparing software in which i have used many components like
jtable, jlabel etc..
i have added all these components to jpanel.
and i want the scrolled window but i am not able to get this...

I have a JList which I add a MouseListener to. When the mouseEntered
method gets called I'd like to select the item in the JList for which
the mouse is over.
how can i do this?

I am having a problem with jtextpane that I do not understand. It is
probably quite obvious, but I am not strong with Swing, so please be
gentle. I've spent time on the tutorials and googling, but there are
not samples nor any discussions that I've seen doing what it is I am

I'm trying to get my Swing app to look like a native XP app when run on XP.
In the example below, when run on Windows XP, I find the font used in
the JSpinner is considerably larger than that used in the JTextField and
JLabel.

Hello all,
I have a problem with a jtable. I have written a program to simplify
the translation of the texts in my main application. So basically what
happen is that my editor reads the .properties file and lets the user

                   I am currently trying to use a JTextPane as a cell
renderers for a JTable but it does not seem to work although the program
compiles. I alsways get an error stating class cast exception saying that
i must cast the editor component to JTextField instead of a ...

i'm having a question i'm making a small program that involves reading
from a DB and putting the data in jTable.
But when you select a row in the jTable and press a button there comes
an dialog that you can edit the data afterwards when you close the

I've been having some difficulties with keyboard navigation within a JTable
when using custom celleditors.
Luckily, I found a web page by  Jeanette Winzenburg addressing the exact
problems I was experiencing. It's here:

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I've googled this topic, but does not get a detailed answer.
Thanks in advance!

                    I am using NetBeans to do a project and i was
wondering whether i could do the follows:
have 2 files :
one.java ----------> has JFrame1 -----------> has button1,textbox1

I need to immediately paint ad Image in a Component, but repaint()
doesn't direcly execute paint, but request it to another thread, that
executes it as possible. If I need another code after repaint() and
before removing Component, paint is never executed.

I'd like to convert a standard TYPE_INT_ARGB BufferedImage to a
TYPE_BYTE_BINARY one. Getting simple black and white ARGB image from
original image was a piece of cake. However, I have no clue from there
on.

I know you can do line breaks in a JLabel when you use html and you use
the '<br>'... but when the user resizes the window all the html JLabels
get funkified in an ugly way!  I want to avoid my gui getting all
screwed up when the user resizes the window.  The quick work around to