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tom wrote:

> Hi Paul,
> 
> Thanks for your suggestion. I do not need a progress dialog. I just want to 
> use a real simple splash screen to display some text while the java 
> application is loading.
> I tried JDialog and JWindow; however, I can not get the text to display on 
> the contentPane unless I set the setModal to true, which it's kind of 
> defeating the purpose.
> 
> Once I set the setModal to true, it takes over the current process thread. 
> It will not continue until I manuall close the dialog.
> 
> Am I missing something here? Please take a look at the following code snip.
> 
> 
> thanks,
> 
> Tom
> 
> code snip:
> 
>         String status = "Loading... Please wait...";
>         JDialog jwin = new JDialog();
>         JPanel jpanel = new JPanel();
>         jpanel.add(
>             new JLabel("Now Loading...",
>                 SwingConstants.CENTER));
> 
>         jpanel.setVisible(true);
>         jwin.getContentPane().add(jpanel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
> 
> 
>        //jwin.setModal(true); /* visible only if enabled */
>         jwin.setTitle(status);
>         jwin.setResizable(false);
>         jwin.setBackground(Color.lightGray);
>         jwin.setBounds(400, 400, 250, 1
> 
>        //Loading application here...
>         jwin.setVisible(false);
>         jwin.dispose();
> 
> "Paul Furbacher [TeamB]" <pfurbacher@mac.com> wrote in message 
> news:43e81693$1@newsgroups.borland.com...
> 
>>tom wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Does anyone know how to create 'build progress' screen similar to 
>>>Jbuilder uses when it compiles/makes the application?  It displays a 
>>>JDialog with compiling messages and closed after finished compiling the 
>>>application.
>>
>>The following article may provide insight:
>>
>>  http://java.sun.com/products/jfc/tsc/articles/threads/threads2.html
>>
>>I'm sure there are other examples; try Googling
>>
>>  swing worker thread examples progress dialog
>>
>>Here's one hit:
>>
>>
>>http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/components/progress.html
>>
>>
>>-- 
>>
>>
>>Paul Furbacher (TeamB)
>>
>>  Save time, search the archives:
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>>
>>  Is it in Joi Ellis's Faq-O-Matic?
>>       http://www.visi.com/~gyles19/fom-serve/cache/1.html
>>
>>  Finally, please send responses to the newsgroup only.
>>  That means, do not send email directly to me.
>>  Thank you. 
> 
> 
> 
I think you probably need to set your dialog visible and not the JPanel. 
i.e. jwin.setVisible(true) after adding the JPanel.