I am not good with GUIs or User Interfaces in Java.
Would a Border or JPanel be good for something like the image below?
So, what would be the best option for me? Thank you.
Read the section from the Swing tutorial on Using Layout Managers. You can easily nest panels to get the desired effect.
Maybe start with a BorderLayout. Then you can add a panel that uses a GridLayout, which contains all your image tiles, to the CENTER of the BorderLayout. Then you can add the scrollpane containing the text area to the SOUTH. Then you can create another panel to add to the EAST.
Be creative and experiment.
You can make 4 seperate panels for a border, using BorderLayout.NORTH,BorderLayout.EAST,BorderLayout.SOUTH,and BorderLayout.WEST, This is the easiest way in my opinion.
By the way, in the top right of your picture, where you wanted the information panel, you should put an information LABEL (JLabel) instead, because they hold text. JLabel topRight = new JLabel(); then set the text, position, etc.
p.s. to erase the borders around every tile (if you want to do so), use setBorderPainted(false).
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I have a JPanel that uses a horizontal Box layout and contains a JLabel that I would like to keep in the exact same position as other components within the JPanel are setVisible(false). Currently, the JLabel moves to the left as other components become invisible.
What's the easiest way to go about this?
EDIT: Pics added
So this is what the JPanel look like with all components visible
When I set the three JTextFields on the right to invisible, the JLabel set to text X moves to the left like this:
But I would like it to stay where it was like this:
EDIT2: I'm actually using Netbeans GUI editor's Free Design for this particular JLabel. I'm sorry for the mistake - I've been using a lot of BoxLayouts recently and I got confused!
Currently, the JLabel moves to the left as other components become invisible.
Yes, layout managers are designed to only work with visible components. I'm not sure if any of the default layout manager will work, but I would look into using the GridBagLayout, since this layout is based on a grid structure so as long as you have components in that grid on another row the label should not shift.
Otherwise, you could dislay the "other components" in a panel using a CardLayout. Then instead of making the components invisible, you swap the panel with an empty panel.
Read the section from the Swing tutorial on How to Use CardLayout for more information and working examples.
Edit:
Based on your picture the easiest solution is to use "glue":
panel.add(Box.createHorizontalGlue);
panel.add(xLabel);
Now the label will always be displayed at the far right of the panel. Read the tutorial on How to Use BoxLayout for more information about "glue".
I am making a game, and i'm in the menu, however, I have to put one button. And, to make this, I created a JLabel with one image, and I used the MouseListener, but I have to prescribe the proportion of this JLabel, how can I do this? Thanks for the answer, and sorry my bad english.
Use a layout manager to control the position and size of the components. Take a look at Laying Out Components Within a Container for more details
Use a Border (like EmptyBorder) to affect the "padding" to the label, which will change it's overall size. Take a look at How to Use Borders for more details
Consider using an undecorated button instead of a JLabel. See How to Use Buttons, Check Boxes, and Radio Buttons for more details
JLabel j = new JLabel();
j.setSize(x,y);
where X is the width in pixels and Y is the height in pixels.
JLabel#setPrefferedSize is probably what you're looking for, but I recommend looking into Layout Managers that will set the size for you.
What is the best way to display let's say rectangle (3x5) with icons 20x20 px.? I want to change the image file of every pic icon later (= it's not just static pictures). I tried to make JFrame full of JPanels, but i was able to display only one panel at a time. I don't want to use GridLayout, because I need just small rectangle inside a frame. Any ideas how to do it? Couldn't find any tutorial or solution. I'm completely new to GUI developement. Thanks
You do want to use a GridLayout. Your problem is that the JFrame you put the icons into uses a BorderLayout by default (and really, you shouldn't change the layout of a top level component).
What this means is that, if you add multiple panels to the frame, without using one of the NORTH, EAST, SOUTH, WEST constraints, only one of the panels will be visible and take up all the space. If you use a GridLayout for that one panel you get, the icons will be stretched, because the panel receives all the space due to the frame's BorderLayout. An alternate layout that doesn't stretch its contents is FlowLayout, but the layout to use depends heavily on your context.
To display the icons, a JLabel is handy. Use an ImageIcon for the label's icon. You can later use setIcon() on the label to choose a new icon.
overall, my approach would be this:
use a JFrame which has a BorderLayout
to the frame, add a JPanel to the frame. The default layout is a FlowLayout, which will prevent the stretching
to the panel, add a JPanel with an appropriate GridLayout
to that panel, add the JLabels, each having an appropriate ImageIcon
Hey all I am having some trouble trying to get my jlabels to line up the way I want them to. I am using 3 panels (Title Panel, Display Panel, and Button Panel) Inside of my DisplayPanel I have a JtextField, 3 jlabels and the next thing I want to have happen is for the rest of my JLabels which happen to be ImageIcons to be in a set location inside of my panel, which is in boxLayout.
MasterOffense1 = new JLabel(Mastery1);
MasterOffense1.setLocation(400, 100);
MasterOffense1.setSize(25, 25);
MasterOffense1.setToolTipText("<html>"+"Double-Edged Sword<br> Melee- Deal an additional 2% damage and receive an additional 1% damage<br> Ranged- Deal and additional 1.5% damage and receive an additional 1.5% damage"+"</html>");
DisplayPanel.add(MasterOffense1);
MasterOffense2 = new JLabel(Mastery2);
MasterOffense2.setLocation(400, 130);
MasterOffense2.setSize(25,25);
MasterOffense2.setToolTipText("<html>"+"Fury<br> Rank-1: +1.25% Attack Speed<br> Rank-2: +2.5% Attack Speed<br> Rank-3: +3.75% Attack Speed<br> Rank-Max: +5.00% Attack Speed"+"</html>");
DisplayPanel.add(MasterOffense2);
There is code for the 2 JLabels with ImageIcon inside them and they keep showing up right below each other. I have no idea how to make this happen and I am completely stumped..
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
There is code for the 2 JLabels with ImageIcon inside them and they keep showing up right below each other.
Then is sounds like you are using a vertical BoxLayout.
If you want the labels to be displayed horizontally, then you can add the labels to a panel and then add the panel to your "displayPanel".
That is you can nest panels that use different layout managers to get your desired layout.
Also, use standard Java variable names. Variable names should NOT start with an upper case character.
I'm building a GUI with several JPanels and with a BoxLayout with Y-axis. I also use borders with titles around the JPanels. I wonder if it's possible to control the space between the border of the JPanel and the window frame? I'm also wondering if it's possible to justify the content inside the JPanels to the left or right? Thanks!
You could add an EmptyBorder using CompoundBorder to wrap both, the current border and the emtpy one. The empty border would not be rendered but allow you to define the margin to the frame using insets.
The justification of the panel's content would depend on the layout manager used there. Do you have a BoxLayout inside the panel as well?
Edit:
A really good and easy to use layout manager is MigLayout. It allows defining custom insets, alignment etc. inline and using just a single layoutmanager.