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try

Rectangle rect = component.getBounds();
rect.x=0;
rect.y=0;
component.paintImmediately(rect);

Alexander Anguiano
www.matrixcomputing.com

Tom Heagy wrote in message <36913A34.40CCCC1E@sciatl.com>...
>I'm having difficulty with a seemingly simply task.  I'm working with a
>couple of transparent image controls.  I wish to move one of them across
>the other (both are on the same panel) a small amount at a time in order
>to simulate animation.  To be more specific, I have a "game board" that
>I wish to move a "Game Icon" across, but I only want to move 1 space at
>a time.
>
>I attempted to do it by changing the coordinates of the tranparent image
>and then delaying a short time before changing the coordinates again.
>My problem is that the display doesn't refresh until the last move is
>complete (i.e. I'm out of the loop and control is passed back to the
>OS).  I've played around with "invalidate" and "validate", but with no
>success.
>
>Any/all suggestions would be greatly appreciated.  Feel free to e-mail
>me directly at tom.heagy@mindpsring.com.
>
>Thanks in advance!
>