The Java Developers Almanac 1.4


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javax.swing

e732. The Quintessential Swing User Interface

JFrame, JWindow, JDialog
e733. Creating a JFrame
e734. Exiting an Application When a JFrame Is Closed
e735. Disabling the Close Button on a JFrame
e736. Creating a Borderless Window
e737. Showing a Dialog Box
e738. Getting the JFrame of a Component

JLabel
e739. Creating a JLabel Component
e740. Adding an Icon to a JLabel Component
e741. Setting the Focus of a JTextField Component Using a JLabel Component
e742. Adding Drag-and-Drop Support to a JLabel Component

JButton
e743. Creating a JButton Component
e744. Changing the Label of a JButton Component
e745. Creating a Multiline Label for a JButton Component
e746. Adding an Icon to a JButton Component
e747. Moving the Icon in a JButton Component
e748. Moving the Label/Icon Pair in a JButton Component
e749. Setting the Gap Size Between the Label and Icon in a JButton Component
e750. Adding a Disabled Icon to a JButton Component
e751. Adding a Rollover and Pressed Icon to a JButton Component

JCheckBox
e752. Creating a JCheckbox Component
e753. Getting and Setting the State of a JCheckbox Component
e754. Adding an Icon to the Label of a JCheckBox Component
e755. Customizing the Icons in a JCheckBox Component

JComboBox
e756. Creating a JComboBox Component
e757. Getting and Setting the Selected Item in a JComboBox Component
e758. Getting the Items in a JComboBox Component
e759. Adding and Removing an Item in a JComboBox Component
e760. Selecting an Item in a JComboBox Component with Multiple Keystrokes
e761. Determining If the Menu of a JComboBox Component Is Visible
e762. Displaying the Menu in a JComboBox Component Using a Keystroke
e763. Displaying the Menu in a JComboBox Component Using a Keystroke If the Selected Item Is Not Unique
e764. Setting the Number of Visible Items in the Menu of a JComboBox Component
e765. Listening for Changes to the Selected Item in a JComboBox Component
e766. Listening for Action Events from a JComboBox Component
e767. Determining When the Menu of a JComboBox Component Is Displayed

JRadioButton
e768. Creating a JRadioButton Component
e769. Selecting a JRadioButton Component in a Button Group
e770. Determining the Selected JRadioButton in a Button Group
e771. Determining If a JRadioButton Component Is Selected
e772. Adding an Icon to the Label of a JRadioButton Component
e773. Customizing the Icons in a JRadioButton Component

JList
e774. Creating a JList Component
e775. Setting the Dimensions of an Item in a JList Component
e776. Setting a Tool Tip for an Item in a JList Component
e777. Getting the Items in a JList Component
e778. Adding and Removing an Item in a JList Component
e779. Getting the Selected Items in a JList Component
e780. Setting the Selected Items in a JList Component
e781. Setting the Selection Mode of a JList Component
e782. Arranging Items in a JList Component
e783. Detecting Double and Triple Clicks on an Item in a JList Component
e784. Listening for Changes to the Selection in a JList Component
e785. Listening for Changes to the Items in a JList Component

JSpinner
e786. Creating a JSpinner Component
e787. Creating an Hour JSpinner Component
e788. Disabling Keyboard Editing in a JSpinner Component
e789. Limiting the Values in a Number JSpinner Component
e790. Setting the Margin Space on a JSpinner Component
e791. Customizing the Editor in a JSpinner Component
e792. Creating a SpinnerListModel That Loops Through Its Values
e793. Listening for Changes to the Value in a JSpinner Component

JSlider
e794. Creating a JSlider Component
e795. Getting and Setting the Values of a JSlider Component
e796. Setting the Orientation of a JSlider Component
e797. Showing Tick Marks on a JSlider Component
e798. Showing Tick-Mark Labels on a JSlider Component
e799. Constraining JSlider Component Values to Tick Marks
e800. Listening for Value Changes in a JSlider Component

JProgressBar
e801. Creating a JProgressBar Component
e802. Creating a JProgressBar Component with an Unknown Maximum
e803. Getting and Setting the Values of a JProgressBar Component
e804. Displaying the Percentage Done on a JProgressBar Component
e805. Listening for Value Changes in a JProgressBar Component

Progress Monitor
e806. Creating a Progress Monitor Dialog
e807. Setting the Popup Delay of a Progress Monitor Dialog

Menus
e808. Creating a JMenuBar, JMenu, and JMenuItem Component
e809. Separating Menu Items in a Menu
e810. Creating a Popup Menu
e811. Creating a Popup Menu with Nested Menus
e812. Forcing a Popup Menu to Be a Heavyweight Component
e813. Getting the Currently Selected Menu or Menu Item
e814. Creating a Menu Item That Listens for Changes to Its Selection Status
e815. Listening for Changes to the Currently Selected Menu or Menu Item

JToolBar
e816. Creating a JToolbar Container
e817. Determining When a Floatable JToolBar Container Changes Orientation
e818. Preventing a JToolbar Container from Floating
e819. Highlighting Buttons in a JToolbar Container While Under the Cursor

JScrollPane
e820. Creating a JScrollPane Container
e821. Setting the Scrollbar Policy of a JScrollPane Container
e822. Listening for Scrollbar Value Changes in a JScrollPane Container

JSplitPane
e823. Creating a JSplitPane Container
e824. Getting the Setting the Children in a JSplitPane Container
e825. Distributing Space When a JSplitPane Container Is Resized
e826. Getting and Setting the Divider Location in a JSplitPane Container
e827. Setting the Size of the Divider in a JSplitPane Container

JTabbedPane
e828. Creating a JTabbedPane Container
e829. Getting and Setting the Selected Tab in a JTabbedPane Container
e830. Adding a Tab to a JTabbedPane Container
e831. Removing a Tab in a JTabbedPane Container
e832. Moving a Tab in a JTabbedPane Container
e833. Getting the Tabs in a JTabbedPane Container
e834. Setting the Location of the Tabs in a JTabbedPane Container
e835. Enabling and Disabling a Tab in a JTabbedPane Container
e836. Setting the Tool Tip for a Tab in a JTabbedPane Container
e837. Setting the Color of a Tab in a JTabbedPane Container
e838. Enabling the Selection of a Tab in a JTabbedPane Container Using a Keystroke
e839. Enable Scrolling Tabs in a JTabbedPane Container
e840. Determining When the Selected Tab Changes in a JTabbedPane Container

JDesktop and JInternalFrame
e841. Creating a JDesktopPane Container
e842. Getting All Frames in a JDesktopPane Container

Tool Tips
e843. Setting a Tool Tip
e844. Setting the Location of a Tool Tip
e845. Enabling and Disabling Tool Tips
e846. Making Tool Tips Appear Immediately
e847. Making Tool Tips Remain Visible
e848. Showing Multiple Lines in a Tool Tip
e849. Showing an Image in a Tool Tip

Layout
e850. Laying Out Components in a Row or Column
e851. Separating Components in a Row or Column
e852. Laying Out Components in a Flow (Left-to-Right, Top-to-Bottom)
e853. Laying Out Components in a Grid
e854. Laying Out Components Using Absolute Coordinates

Actions
e855. Creating an Action
e856. Listing the Actions in a Component
e857. Enabling an Action

Keystrokes and Input Maps
e858. Creating a KeyStroke and Binding It to an Action
e859. Converting a KeyStroke to a String
e860. Listing the Key Bindings in a Component
e861. Sharing an InputMap or an ActionMap Between Two Components
e862. Finding a Key Binding in a Component
e863. Adding an InputMap to a Component

The Screen
e864. Capturing a Screen Shot
e865. Converting Between Component and Screen Coordinates

Look and Feel
e866. Determining the Available Look and Feels
e867. Getting and Setting a Look and Feel
e868. Getting and Setting a Native Look and Feel
e869. Setting the Default Look and Feel Using a System Property or Property File

UI Default Values
e870. Getting the Default Values for a Look and Feel
e871. Setting a UI Default Value That Is Created When Fetched
e872. Setting a UI Default Value That Is Created at Every Fetch

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