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(Frank Sauer says) See XMLTalk XMLTalk is a gui development framework that lets you specify an entire GUI and its interaction with data in an XML file instead of java code. It is available as a...more

There are two parts to this answer: Yes No The answer depends on what you want to do with it. The license states that you cannot deliver an application using the Windows look and feel to non-wi...more

Swing provides support for docking toolbars using the BorderLayout layout manager. Simply add a toolbar to a container that has a BorderLayout, set the toolbar to "floatable" and you can drag it o...more

You need to call requestFocus() on the JTextField.

Here's a simple example of monitoring file read progress import java.awt.FlowLayout; import java.awt.event.ActionEvent; import java.awt.event.ActionListener; import java.io.FileInputStream; impo...more

Assuming that you have a model for your JTable then what you need to do is implement public Class getColumnClass (int column) as follows public Class getColumnClass (int column) { if ( c...more

By default, the applet security manager adds this message to any windows so the user will know it came from an applet. If they didn't do this, a nasty programmer could create a window that looks l...more

Because the preferred size of a component is usually dependent on fonts and decorations used for a specific platform, you need to "realize" the component before you can ask. To realize a componen...more

You would think this would be simple, and perhaps part of the JTree functionality, but it's not as simple as it should be. I've never required the ability to programatically collapse a tree, so t...more

In Java 2, v 1.4 you can. The JTabbedPane API has been updated to include setTabLayoutPolicy() to allow you to specify that you want scrollable tabs. See http://java.sun.com/products/jfc/tsc/artic...more

In Java 2, v 1.4, a new JSpinner component has been provided. See http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4/docs/guide/swing/1.4/spinner.html for details.more

Prior to Java 2, v1.4, unless you happened to be listening to the component for it's focusGained, you couldn't. In Java 2, v1.4, you can ask for it using the updated focus architecture. You can f...more

In Java 2, v1.4, AbstractButton (the superclass for buttons and menu items) and JLabel now support the notion of a "displayed mnemonic index". You can set this to specify the actual character to b...more

In Java 2, v1.4, you can now define indeterminate progress bars. See http://java.sun.com/products/jfc/tsc/articles/merlin/specs/pb.html for details.more

This event only exists in JDK 1.4 (currently in Beta2), look at the "What's New" section of the release doc. You can see this at http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4/docs/guide/swing/SwingChanges.html. more