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Article #11326Re: Jtoolbar, always on top
From: Gavster McRavster
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 00:00
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 00:00
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all i can suggest is that you publish this section of code to the newsgroup and i guess somebody would be able to see if something looked incorrect - its up to you!! wired <wiredhands@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:375E717C.34245996@hotmail.com... > 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 > > > > > > > > >
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