Re: JMenuBar painting problem

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From: Paul Furbacher [TeamB]
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 00:00

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Jim Stoll wrote:
> 
> I'm adding/removing JMenus to a JMenuBar at runtime via the
> JMenuBar.add()/remove() methods.  The JMenus are being added and removed
> from the JMenuBar object, but are not being repainted appropriately -
> I'm ending up with 'holes' in my menu that remain there until I
> physically resize the JFrame that holds the JMenuBar - on resize of the
> frame, the proper paint operation occurs and things are updated.  I've
> tried calling paint, repaint, paintComponent, paintChildren, etc, but
> all to no avail.
> 
> What can I do to ensure that the UI is visually updated when I
> add/remove items to/from the JMenuBar?

Just a guess, but have you called 'invalidate()' on either the menubar
or its parent?


Paul Furbacher  (TeamB)

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