maybe someone has an idea about this one, I'm out.
I'm working on an app with a JList containing images.
On Macs (both Intel and PPC, Java 1.5) the list is continuously
repainted (even when the app is hidden) causing the contents to appear

I have a JList that contains a list of steps to do something.  When the
user completes a step they then select the next step, and the previous
step is considered complete.  Is there a way to format an individual
JList item, so I could visually display that a step is done (italic

My applet is getting the following exception.  I can't find any
documentation on the error.   Does anyone have experience with this
error?   No JTextArea objects are used when this exception is thrown.
Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-1"

I've created my own JComboBox and implemented the ActionListener
interface for the new class.  I defined the actionPerformed() and all
was well until I realized that calling comboBox.getSelectedItem() no
longer returns anything as long as I define comboBox to be of type

I am writing a very simple programs which displays a different coloured
target depending on what colour has been selected (using a combo box).
I have an abstract class called Target and three classes called GreenTarget,
RedTarget and YellowTarget which all extend Target.

I have to continue working on previously existing Java GUI app.
it has tool bar, menu and map area with objects.
I'm now looking for good solution for how to organize events/state
handling inside the app.

hi, i am using a jtable for making some calculation and i want to set
the center alignment of last column.
But i really dont know how to set it?
Please help me out...

Hey all,
I've been so "lucky" that I've inherited a big applet that I would like
to improve.
It has a set of buttons that perform some very lengthy processes and I

How can I reference JScrollPane's
ViewportView from the contents of the
same JScrollPane's RowHeaderView?
I've tried:

Hello all,
I would like to have file browsing available inside my
(swing)application, not via a dialogbox. Are there any good classes
already available for this, or must I sit down and write my own?

 newbie questions.
When I draw lines in the following
Ruler and RulerCursor paint methods
I draw them both at y=20 but they

I have a JTable and I would like to be able to select a cell and have
the corresponding row and column of that cell both be selected.  Is
this even possible with the existing JTable API?

Hey all,
Suppose I want to keep a window open (i.e. visible) but I want to
programmatically force it to go to the bottom of the stack, so that all other
windows appear to be ontop of it. Is there any way to do that in Java? The

So you can see my program in contxt
public class MainPanel extends JPanel implements ActionListener {
    JFrame parent;
//    JFrame addPrinterFrame, deletePrinterFrame, changePrinterFrame;

In Photoshop when you hold spacebar you can drag the zoomed in document
with left mouse button.
I want to achieve same effect in Swing java app.
I need to test in mouse event whether spacebar is pressed. I know how