I'm writing a big Java application with a status line at the bottom. If an important method is completed, I let the JLabel for that status line put a new text. Putting a new text on that status line is done by a new thread with maximum priority but this doesn't work. So my real question ist: How can I change the text of any JLabel immediately before the Event Dispatcher Thread or anything else continues? It's similiar to a progress bar showing the current status but only text and it's always at the bottom. I thought, Swing is NOT thread-safe, so all is in one thread delegated by the Event Dispatcher!? Michael Heuberger from Switzerl   More>>