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How do you close a JFrame window without closing another one?

I am new to Java Swing and I am trying to learn how to close one frame without closing the other one using button. For example I have a frame1/window that just have a button called login. Once I click on login button, another window appear frame2. On frame2 I just have a sample JLabel "Hello And Welcome", button called Logout. I want to be able to click on the Logout button on frame2 and frame2 window should close, but frame1 window show still be open. I have try setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE), but it only work if I click on the x icon on the top right of the frame2 window. Does anyone know of a way to close a frame when you click on a button?
public class Frame1 extends JFrame implements ActionListener{
private static JButton login = new JButton("Login");
private static JFrame f = new JFrame("Login");
Frame1(){
f.setSize(1000,750);
f.setLocation(750, 250);
login.setBounds(250, 350, 150, 30);
f.add(login);
f.setLayout(null);
f.setVisible(true);
login.addActionListener(this);
f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
}
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e){
if (e.getSource() == login){
Frame2.frame2windown();
}
}
public static void main(String [] args){
Frame1 login1 = new Frame1();
}
}
public class Frame2 extends JFrame implements ActionListener{
private static JButton logout = new JButton("Logout");
private static JLabel jb1 = new JLabel ("Hello And Welcome");
private static JFrame f = new JFrame("Log Out");
Frame2(){
f.setSize(1000,750);
f.setLocation(750, 250);
jb1.setBounds(250, 150, 350, 30);
logout.setBounds(250, 350, 150, 30);
f.add(logout);
f.add(jb1);
f.setLayout(null);
f.setVisible(true);
logout.addActionListener(this);
f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE);
}
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent a){
if(a.getSource() == logout){
dispose();
WindowEvent closeWindow = new WindowEvent(this, JFrame.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE);
Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getSystemEventQueue().postEvent(closeWindow);
}
}
public static void frame2windown(){
Frame2 f2 = new Frame2();
}
}

So, there are a whole bunch of concepts your need to try and learn.
It's generally recommended NOT to extend from top level containers (like JFrame). You're not adding any new functionality too them; they are complicated, compound components; you lock yourself into a single use case (what happens if you want to include the UI in another UI or use a dialog instead of frame?!)
Multiple frames aren't always a good idea and can be confusing to the user. Generally, with login workflows though, I might argue a login dialog is generally a better solution, but you need to understand the use cases to make those determinations.
Swing is a large, rich and diverse API, it has a LOT of inbuilt functionality, which you can use, to make your life easier (although it doesn't always seem this way)
Layout managers are an absolutely required feature and you really need to take the time to learn them, see Laying Out Components Within a Container for more details.
So, a really quick example of using a CardLayout and a basic "observer pattern", which decouples and separates responsibility.
import java.awt.CardLayout;
import java.awt.EventQueue;
import java.awt.GridBagLayout;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.util.EventListener;
import java.util.Random;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.border.EmptyBorder;
public class Test {
public static void main(String[] args) {
new Test();
}
public Test() {
EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
JFrame frame = new JFrame();
frame.add(new NavigationPane());
frame.pack();
frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
frame.setVisible(true);
}
});
}
public static class NavigationPane extends JPanel {
protected enum NavigationTarget {
LOGIN, MAIN;
}
private LoginPane loginPane;
private MainPane mainPane;
private CardLayout cardLayout;
public NavigationPane() {
cardLayout = new CardLayout();
setLayout(cardLayout);
loginPane = new LoginPane();
loginPane.addLoginListener(new LoginPane.LoginListener() {
#Override
public void loginDidFail(LoginPane source) {
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(NavigationPane.this, "You are not unauthroised", "Error", JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
}
#Override
public void loginWasSuccessful(LoginPane source) {
navigateTo(NavigationTarget.MAIN);
}
});
mainPane = new MainPane();
add(loginPane, NavigationTarget.LOGIN.name());
add(mainPane, NavigationTarget.MAIN.name());
navigateTo(NavigationTarget.LOGIN);
}
protected void navigateTo(NavigationTarget target) {
cardLayout.show(this, target.name());
}
}
public static class LoginPane extends JPanel {
public static interface LoginListener extends EventListener {
public void loginDidFail(LoginPane source);
public void loginWasSuccessful(LoginPane source);
}
public LoginPane() {
setBorder(new EmptyBorder(10, 10, 10, 10));
setLayout(new GridBagLayout());
JButton btn = new JButton("Login");
btn.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
private Random rnd = new Random();
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
// Do some logic here
if (rnd.nextBoolean()) {
fireLoginWasSuccessful();
} else {
fireLoginDidFail();
}
}
});
add(btn);
}
public void addLoginListener(LoginListener listener) {
listenerList.add(LoginListener.class, listener);
}
public void removeLoginListener(LoginListener listener) {
listenerList.remove(LoginListener.class, listener);
}
protected void fireLoginDidFail() {
LoginListener[] listeners = listenerList.getListeners(LoginListener.class);
for (LoginListener listener : listeners) {
listener.loginDidFail(this);
}
}
protected void fireLoginWasSuccessful() {
LoginListener[] listeners = listenerList.getListeners(LoginListener.class);
for (LoginListener listener : listeners) {
listener.loginWasSuccessful(this);
}
}
}
public static class MainPane extends JPanel {
public MainPane() {
setLayout(new GridBagLayout());
setBorder(new EmptyBorder(10, 10, 10, 10));
add(new JLabel("Welcome"));
}
}
}
JDialog based login workflow
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.CardLayout;
import java.awt.Component;
import java.awt.EventQueue;
import java.awt.GridBagLayout;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.util.Random;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JDialog;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
import javax.swing.border.EmptyBorder;
public class Test {
public static void main(String[] args) {
new Test();
}
public Test() {
EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
NavigationPane navigationPane = new NavigationPane();
JFrame frame = new JFrame();
frame.add(navigationPane);
frame.pack();
frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
frame.setVisible(true);
if (LoginPane.showLoginDialog(navigationPane)) {
navigationPane.didLogin();
} else {
frame.dispose();
}
}
});
}
public static class NavigationPane extends JPanel {
protected enum NavigationTarget {
SPLASH, MAIN;
}
private SplashPane splashPane;
private MainPane mainPane;
private CardLayout cardLayout;
public NavigationPane() {
cardLayout = new CardLayout();
setLayout(cardLayout);
mainPane = new MainPane();
splashPane = new SplashPane();
add(splashPane, NavigationTarget.SPLASH.name());
add(mainPane, NavigationTarget.MAIN.name());
navigateTo(NavigationTarget.SPLASH);
}
protected void navigateTo(NavigationTarget target) {
cardLayout.show(this, target.name());
}
public void didLogin() {
navigateTo(NavigationTarget.MAIN);
}
}
public static class LoginPane extends JPanel {
private Random rnd = new Random();
private boolean isAuthorised = false;
public LoginPane() {
setBorder(new EmptyBorder(10, 10, 10, 10));
setLayout(new GridBagLayout());
add(new JLabel("User name and password fields go here"));
}
protected void authenticate() {
// Authenticate
isAuthorised = rnd.nextBoolean();
if (!isAuthorised) {
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(this, "You are not authorised", "Error", JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
}
}
// So this should return some kind of "session" or something so
// can identify the user, but for now, we'll just use
// a boolean
public boolean isAuthorised() {
return isAuthorised;
}
public static boolean showLoginDialog(Component parent) {
LoginPane loginPane = new LoginPane();
JPanel panel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
JPanel buttonPane = new JPanel(new GridBagLayout());
JButton okayButton = new JButton("Login");
JButton cancelButton = new JButton("Cancel");
buttonPane.add(okayButton);
buttonPane.add(cancelButton);
panel.add(loginPane);
panel.add(buttonPane, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
JDialog dialog = new JDialog(SwingUtilities.windowForComponent(parent));
dialog.add(panel);
okayButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
loginPane.authenticate();
if (loginPane.isAuthorised()) {
dialog.dispose();
}
}
});
cancelButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
dialog.dispose();
}
});
dialog.setModal(true);
dialog.pack();
dialog.setLocationRelativeTo(parent);
dialog.setVisible(true);
return loginPane.isAuthorised();
}
}
public static class SplashPane extends JPanel {
public SplashPane() {
setLayout(new GridBagLayout());
setBorder(new EmptyBorder(10, 10, 10, 10));
add(new JLabel("This is a splash panel, put some nice graphics here"));
}
}
public static class MainPane extends JPanel {
public MainPane() {
setLayout(new GridBagLayout());
setBorder(new EmptyBorder(10, 10, 10, 10));
add(new JLabel("Welcome"));
}
}
}

You duplicated the JFrame, created a JFrame field f inside the JFrame.
Do not use static components like the button.
public class Frame1 extends JFrame implements ActionListener {
private final JButton login = new JButton("Login");
Frame1() {
setTitle("Login");
setSize(1000, 750);
setLocation(750, 250);
setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
setLayout(null);
login.setBounds(250, 350, 150, 30);
add(login);
login.addActionListener(this);
setVisible(true);
}
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
if (e.getSource() == login) {
Frame2.frame2windown();
}
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
EventQueue.invokeLater(() -> {
Frame1 login1 = new Frame1();
}
}
}
Use the swing/awt event queue (invokeLater) as on this thread window events are handled and dispatched further.
And Frame2:
public class Frame2 extends JFrame implements ActionListener {
private JButton logout = new JButton("Logout");
private JLabel jb1 = new JLabel("Hello And Welcome");
Frame2() {
setTitle("Logout");
setSize(1000, 750);
setLocation(750, 250);
setLayout(null);
setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE);
jb1.setBounds(250, 150, 350, 30);
logout.setBounds(250, 350, 150, 30);
add(logout);
add(jb1);
logout.addActionListener(this);
setVisible(true);
}
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent a) {
if (a.getSource() == logout) {
setVisible(false); // <--- ALL
}
}
public static void frame2windown() {
Frame2 f2 = new Frame2();
}
}
JFrame.setVisible does it all. Especially setVisible(true) should maybe even done after the constructor is called, so it always is last.
Another remark, dive into layout managers fast. Absolute layouts (null) are a PITA.

I can't change the color of a JButton when pressed

I have all the imports needed and there are no errors but it won't work.
final JButton button_32 = new JButton("2");
button_32.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
button_32.setBackground(Color.red);
}
});
button_32.setBounds(0, 57, 33, 29);
contentPane.add(button_32);

You can create your own Button, which extends ButtonModel or just do it, as suggested here.

public class Main {
static JFrame frame;
public static void main(String[] args)
{
// schedule this for the event dispatch thread (edt)
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable()
{
public void run()
{
displayJFrame();
}
});
}
static void displayJFrame()
{
frame = new JFrame("Our JButton listener example");
// create our jbutton
final JButton showDialogButton = new JButton("Click Me");
// add the listener to the jbutton to handle the "pressed" event
showDialogButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener()
{
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
{
// when the button is pressed
showDialogButton.setBackground(Color.RED);
}
});
// put the button on the frame
frame.getContentPane().setLayout(new FlowLayout());
frame.add(showDialogButton);
// set up the jframe, then display it
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(300, 200));
frame.pack();
frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
frame.setVisible(true);
}
}

I think it can be related to "implementation of the abstract class".
Try this:
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
public class ExamButton extends JFrame {
JButton button_32 = new JButton("ssf");
JFrame frame = new JFrame();
public ExamButton() {
final JButton button_32 = new JButton("2");
button_32.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae) {
button_32.setBackground(Color.red);
}
});
button_32.setBounds(0, 57, 33, 29);
add(button_32, BorderLayout.CENTER);
setSize(300, 300);
setVisible(true);
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
new ExamButton();
}
}

Basic Multiply and Divide Java GUI

I am trying to have the number the user inputs into the frame either multiply by 2 or divide by 3 depending on which button they decide to click. I am having an hard time with working out the logic to do this. I know this needs to take place in the actionperformed method.
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
public class Quiz4 extends JFrame ActionListener
{
// Global Variable Declarations
// Our list input fields
private JLabel valueLabel = new JLabel("Enter a value between 1 and 20: ");
private JTextField valueField = new JTextField(25);
// create action buttons
private JButton multiButton = new JButton("x2");
private JButton divideButton = new JButton("/3");
private JScrollPane displayScrollPane;
private JTextArea display = new JTextArea(10,5);
// input number
private BufferedReader infirst;
// output number
private NumberWriter outNum;
public Quiz4()
{
//super("List Difference Tool");
getContentPane().setLayout( new BorderLayout() );
// create our input panel
JPanel inputPanel = new JPanel(new GridLayout(1,1));
inputPanel.add(valueLabel);
inputPanel.add(valueField);
getContentPane().add(inputPanel,"Center");
// create and populate our diffPanel
JPanel diffPanel = new JPanel(new GridLayout(1,2,1,1));
diffPanel.add(multiButton);
diffPanel.add(divideButton);
getContentPane().add(diffPanel, "South");
//diffButton.addActionListener(this);
} // Quiz4()
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae)
{
} // actionPerformed()
public static void main(String args[])
{
Quiz4 f = new Quiz4();
f.setSize(1200, 200);
f.setVisible(true);
f.addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter()
{ // Quit the application
public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e)
{
System.exit(0);
}
});
} // main()
} // end of class

Here's something simpler, but it essentially does what you want out of your program. I added an ActionListener to each of the buttons to handle what I want, which was to respond to what was typed into the textbox. I just attach the ActionListener to the button, and then in the actionPerformed method, I define what I want to happen.
import java.awt.FlowLayout;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JTextField;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
public class Quizx extends JFrame {
private JPanel panel;
private JTextField textfield;
private JLabel ansLabel;
public Quizx() {
panel = new JPanel(new FlowLayout());
this.getContentPane().add(panel);
addLabel();
addTextField();
addButtons();
addAnswerLabel();
this.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE);
this.setTitle("Quiz 4");
this.setSize(220, 150);
this.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
this.setResizable(false);
this.setVisible(true);
}
private void addTextField() {
textfield = new JTextField();
textfield.setColumns(9);
panel.add(textfield);
}
private void addButtons() {
JButton multButton = new JButton("x2");
JButton divButton = new JButton("/3");
panel.add(multButton);
panel.add(divButton);
addMultListener(multButton);
addDivListener(divButton);
}
private void addLabel() {
JLabel valueLabel = new JLabel("Enter a value between 1 and 20: ");
panel.add(valueLabel);
}
private void addAnswerLabel() {
ansLabel = new JLabel();
panel.add(ansLabel);
}
private void addMultListener(JButton button) {
button.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) {
ansLabel.setText(String.valueOf(Integer.parseInt(textfield.getText().trim()) * 2));
}
});
}
private void addDivListener(JButton button) {
button.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent arg0) {
ansLabel.setText(String.valueOf(Double.parseDouble(textfield.getText().trim()) /3));
}
});
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
new Quizx();
}
});
}
}
Hope that helps.

check event of panel in the main java class

I want to check the event of panel class which is being added on the JFrame class. In this sample program there is a button on a panel.
I want to monitor the click event of the button from the source frame.
import java.awt.Container;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
class test extends JFrame implements ActionListener {
test() {
Container cp = this.getContentPane();
JButton b1 = new JButton("add");
cp.add(b1);
b1.addActionListener(this);
}
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae) {
if (ae.getActionCommand().equals("add")) {
panel1 frm = new panel1();
cp.add(frm);
}
}
public static void main(String args[]) {
test t1 = new test();
t1.show(true);
}
}
class panel1 extends JPanel {
panel1() {
JButton b1 = new JButton("ok");
add(b1);
}
}

You need to make the JButton available to the "out side" world some how.
I, personally, would be reluctant to make the button itself available, instead, I would allow the outside world the ability to to attach a ActionListener to it...
public class Test extends JFrame implements ActionListener {
public Test() {
Container cp = this.getContentPane();
JButton b1 = new JButton("add");
cp.add(b1);
b1.addActionListener(this);
}
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae) {
if (ae.getActionCommand().equals("add")) {
TestPane frm = new TestPane();
frm.addActionListener(...); // Add your new action listener here
cp.add(frm);
}
}
public static void main(String args[]) {
test t1 = new test();
t1.show(true);
}
}
public class TestPane extends JPanel {
private JButton b1;
public TestPane() {
b1 = new JButton("ok");
add(b1);
}
public void addActionListener(ActionListener listener) {
b1.addActionListener(listener);
}
public void removeActionListener(ActionListener listener) {
b1.removeActionListener(listener);
}
}

whatever you put in frame it just put into the center of the frame. So use BorderLayout for this to be visible as below
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae) {
if (ae.getActionCommand().equals("add")) {
System.out.println("in actionPerformed");
panel1 frm = new panel1();
// this.removeAll();
add(frm,BorderLayout.NORTH);
this.validate();
}
}

.getSize() isn't updated

I need to be able to change the size of an JPanel in a event function and then get the size again. It seems that the JPanel is not updated untill the function call has been finished. How can I get the real size? This is an SSCCE:
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.MouseWheelEvent;
import java.awt.event.MouseWheelListener;
import javax.swing.*;
public class Test extends JFrame implements MouseWheelListener{
JPanel p;
Test(){
setLayout(new FlowLayout());
setPreferredSize(new Dimension(1000,1000));
setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
setVisible(true);
p = new JPanel();
p.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(200,200));
p.setBackground(Color.red);
add(p);
addMouseWheelListener(this);
pack();
}
public static void main(String args[]){
new Test();
}
public void mouseWheelMoved(MouseWheelEvent e) {
System.out.println(p.getSize());
p.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(100,100));
p.revalidate();
System.out.println(p.getSize());
}
}
The code works fine, but it prints the following in the console if I scroll the mouse one step:
java.awt.Dimension[width=200,height=200]
java.awt.Dimension[width=200,height=200]
I want it to print:
java.awt.Dimension[width=200,height=200]
java.awt.Dimension[width=100,height=100]

your code works for me, but working only on mouse wheel event, you have to scroll with mouse wheel
modified example
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.MouseWheelEvent;
import java.awt.event.MouseWheelListener;
import javax.swing.*;
public class Test extends JFrame implements MouseWheelListener {
private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
private JPanel p;
public Test() {
setLayout(new FlowLayout());
setPreferredSize(new Dimension(1000, 1000));
setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
p = new JPanel();
p.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(200, 200));
p.setBackground(Color.red);
add(p);
addMouseWheelListener(this);
pack();
setVisible(true);
}
public void mouseWheelMoved(MouseWheelEvent e) {
Dimension dim100 = new Dimension(100, 100);
Dimension dim200 = new Dimension(200, 200);
System.out.println(p.getSize());
if (p.getPreferredSize().equals(dim100)) {
p.setPreferredSize(dim200);
p.revalidate();
System.out.println(p.getSize());
} else if (p.getPreferredSize().equals(dim200)) {
p.setPreferredSize(dim100);
p.revalidate();
System.out.println(p.getSize());
}
}
public static void main(String args[]) {
EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
new Test();
}
});
}
}
EDIT:
have to delay System.out.println(p.getSize());, invokeLater() is best of all in this case, becase container returned changed Dimension after all events are done in the EDT
example
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.MouseWheelEvent;
import java.awt.event.MouseWheelListener;
import javax.swing.*;
public class Test extends JFrame implements MouseWheelListener {
private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
private JPanel p;
public Test() {
setLayout(new FlowLayout());
setPreferredSize(new Dimension(1000, 1000));
setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
p = new JPanel();
p.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(900, 900));
p.setBackground(Color.red);
add(p);
addMouseWheelListener(this);
pack();
setVisible(true);
}
public void mouseWheelMoved(MouseWheelEvent e) {
Dimension dim100 = p.getSize();
System.out.println("before "+ p.getSize());
p.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(dim100.height - 5, dim100.width - 5));
p.revalidate();
EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
System.out.println("after "+ p.getSize());
}
});
}
public static void main(String args[]) {
EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
new Test();
}
});
}
}
generated
before java.awt.Dimension[width=900,height=900]
after java.awt.Dimension[width=895,height=895]
before java.awt.Dimension[width=895,height=895]
after java.awt.Dimension[width=890,height=890]
before java.awt.Dimension[width=890,height=890]
after java.awt.Dimension[width=885,height=885]
before java.awt.Dimension[width=885,height=885]
after java.awt.Dimension[width=880,height=880]
before java.awt.Dimension[width=880,height=880]
after java.awt.Dimension[width=875,height=875]
before java.awt.Dimension[width=875,height=875]
after java.awt.Dimension[width=870,height=870]
before java.awt.Dimension[width=870,height=870]
after java.awt.Dimension[width=865,height=865]
before java.awt.Dimension[width=865,height=865]
after java.awt.Dimension[width=860,height=860]

Don't you need to call paint() too, to the size change?