How to UnSelect a JTree?

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From: Ramon F Herrera
Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 02:21

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I have a problem with JTrees: the user can click away
selecting a set of paths (with the usual <shift> and
<control> keys) but there is no click method that will
restore the tree to its original, pristine, unselected
state.

What I would like to implement is the familiar Mac and
Windows icon selection: when the user clicks on the
desktop all the file icons become unselected.

I figured out how to perform the actual unselection:

     rightTree.setSelectionPath(null);

However, I don't know what event should trigger the above
response.  The only Tree Listener seems to be 'valueChanged'
which is fired only when one of the folders is clicked.

How can I detect a click on the background of a tree??

TIA,

-Ramon F Herrera

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