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Well, I can't make this work. At least not right now. But now everything is
swing components (JFrame, JPanel, JToolbar etc..)
When i use the glasspane my toolbar becomes invisible, and if I make it visible
it stil doesn't stay in front. Same happens if i make the
glasspane visible.

RP

Gavster McRavster wrote:

> with a normal Frame, you simply add components directly to the frame
> in a swing JFrame, a root pane is instantiated by the JFrame. the root pane
> itself has several children where your gui components will go. these are
> glass pane, layered pane, menu and content pane - i think
> the whole point being z-order of display..
> using getGlassPane() and setVisible on this child will put a transparent
> pane on top of everything else with the components you add to it made
> visible - ie your toolbar - which i think do not necessarily need to be
> within the frame - anywhere i the viewable area. so this is, (as i think
> about) it more an ideal solution to the problem
>
> or simply use javax.swing.JToolbar!
> i would recommend the new book by mary campione swing to you or "jfc
> unleashed" by foley
> gm
>
> wired <wiredhands@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:375CEFD1.6734E454@hotmail.com...
> > Just what is a glasspane ( I've only done java for about 2 month's so )
> >
> > what i have done so far is :
> > Made a frame with a jpanel
> > added the toolbar to the jpanel, is that the same as adding it to a
> > glasspane ( or am I moving the wrong way here ).
> >
> > Gavster McRavster wrote:
> >
> > > at a  guess... add it to the glasspane?
> > >
> > > wired <wiredhands@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > > news:375CDDAD.BE68AD50@hotmail.com...
> > > > How do i make a floating Jtoolbar stay on top off the main frame ?
> > > >
> > > > RP
> > > >
> >