Shifting components in a JToolBar?

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Sep 29th, 2004, 04:53 PM
Dillinger4

Shifting components in a JToolBar?

I created a JToolBar that i eventually want to use in an application. When i hook the JToolBar into one of my apps the Buttons dont seem to line up right. I want to shift them over but nothing seems to work. Any ides on how i can do this?

Code:

import java.io.*; import java.awt.*; import javax.swing.*; import java.awt.event.*; public class ToolBar extends JToolBar{ JButton redo; JButton refresh; JButton help; public ToolBar(){ setFloatable(false); redo = new JButton(); redo.setIcon(new ImageIcon("C:" + File.separator + "JavaLFGraphicsRepository" + File.separator + "toolbarButtonGraphics" + File.separator + "general" + File.separator + "Redo24.gif")); redo.setToolTipText("Update Database"); refresh = new JButton(); refresh.setIcon(new ImageIcon("C:" + File.separator + "JavaLFGraphicsRepository" + File.separator + "toolbarButtonGraphics" + File.separator + "general" + File.separator + "Refresh.24.gif")); refresh.setToolTipText("Refresh Table"); help = new JButton(); help.setIcon(new ImageIcon("C:" + File.separator + "JavaLFGraphicsRepository" + File.separator + "toolbarButtonGraphics" + File.separator + "general" + File.separator + "Help24.gif")); help.setToolTipText("Help"); //add(Box.createVerticalStrut(1)); // Pushes buttons all the way over to the right. //addSeparator(new Dimension(0,100)); // does nothing add(help); add(redo); add(refresh); } }
Sep 29th, 2004, 08:47 PM
brown monkey

dunno if this helps but got no prob with this code

Code:

import java.awt.*; import java.awt.event.*; import javax.swing.*; public class sample extends JFrame{ public sample(){ setTitle("Sample"); setSize(400,300); setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE); getContentPane().add(new ToolBar(),BorderLayout.NORTH); } // ToolBar class ToolBar extends JToolBar{ JButton redo=new JButton("Redo",new ImageIcon("left.gif")), refresh=new JButton("Refresh",new ImageIcon("middle.gif")), help=new JButton("Help",new ImageIcon("right.gif")); public ToolBar(){ setFloatable(false); redo.setVerticalTextPosition(AbstractButton.BOTTOM); redo.setHorizontalTextPosition(AbstractButton.CENTER); redo.setToolTipText("Update Database"); refresh.setVerticalTextPosition(AbstractButton.BOTTOM); refresh.setHorizontalTextPosition(AbstractButton.CENTER); refresh.setToolTipText("Refresh Table"); help.setVerticalTextPosition(AbstractButton.BOTTOM); help.setHorizontalTextPosition(AbstractButton.CENTER); help.setToolTipText("Help"); add(redo); add(refresh); add(help); } } public static void main(String[] args){ new sample().show(); } }

:)
Sep 29th, 2004, 11:19 PM
Dillinger4

:thumb: Thanks

Now how would i shift them over?
Sep 29th, 2004, 11:22 PM
brown monkey

Pardon my ignorance but what is Shift? :bigyello:

edit: you mean, invert the order?

Code:

import java.awt.*; import java.awt.event.*; import javax.swing.*; public class sample extends JFrame{ public sample(){ setTitle("Sample"); setSize(400,300); setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE); getContentPane().add(new ToolBar(),BorderLayout.NORTH); } // ToolBar class ToolBar extends JToolBar{ JButton redo=new JButton("Redo",new ImageIcon("left.gif")), refresh=new JButton("Refresh",new ImageIcon("middle.gif")), help=new JButton("Help",new ImageIcon("right.gif")); public ToolBar(){ setFloatable(false); redo.setVerticalTextPosition(AbstractButton.BOTTOM); redo.setHorizontalTextPosition(AbstractButton.CENTER); redo.setToolTipText("Update Database"); refresh.setVerticalTextPosition(AbstractButton.BOTTOM); refresh.setHorizontalTextPosition(AbstractButton.CENTER); refresh.setToolTipText("Refresh Table"); help.setVerticalTextPosition(AbstractButton.BOTTOM); help.setHorizontalTextPosition(AbstractButton.CENTER); help.setToolTipText("Help"); //add(redo); //add(refresh); //add(help); add(help); add(refresh); add(redo); } } public static void main(String[] args){ new sample().show(); } }

Works fine but dunno if this is what you mean? :)
Sep 29th, 2004, 11:35 PM
Dillinger4

You seem perplexed. :lol: Shift - Move to the right
Sep 29th, 2004, 11:40 PM
Dillinger4

Notice the two commented lines of code in my previous post. Either one dosen't do the trick. I used the value of one because all other values pushed the buttons all the way over to the right of the JToolBar.
The other line didnt work either. The height i dont need so 0 should be fine. For the width now matter what value i pass it does nothing to move the buttons.

Code:

add(Box.createVerticalStrut(1)); // Pushes buttons all the way over to the right. addSeparator(new Dimension(0,100)); // does nothing
Sep 30th, 2004, 01:07 AM
brown monkey

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:lol: Dumb me. Got this code and the screenshot.

Code:

import java.awt.*; import java.awt.event.*; import javax.swing.*; public class sample extends JFrame{ public sample(){ setTitle("Sample"); setSize(400,300); setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE); JMenuBar mbar=new JMenuBar(); mbar.add(new JMenu("File")); setJMenuBar(mbar); getContentPane().add(new ToolBar(),BorderLayout.NORTH); } // ToolBar class ToolBar extends JToolBar{ JButton redo=new JButton("Redo",new ImageIcon("left.gif")), refresh=new JButton("Refresh",new ImageIcon("middle.gif")), help=new JButton("Help",new ImageIcon("right.gif")); public ToolBar(){ setFloatable(false); redo.setVerticalTextPosition(AbstractButton.BOTTOM); redo.setHorizontalTextPosition(AbstractButton.CENTER); redo.setToolTipText("Update Database"); refresh.setVerticalTextPosition(AbstractButton.BOTTOM); refresh.setHorizontalTextPosition(AbstractButton.CENTER); refresh.setToolTipText("Refresh Table"); help.setVerticalTextPosition(AbstractButton.BOTTOM); help.setHorizontalTextPosition(AbstractButton.CENTER); help.setToolTipText("Help"); add(Box.createVerticalStrut(1)); addSeparator(new Dimension(0,100)); add(help); add(refresh); add(redo); } } public static void main(String[] args){ new sample().show(); } }

Is this the one? Or am missing something. :)

http://vbforums.com/attachment.php?s=&postid=1801533
Sep 30th, 2004, 05:40 PM
Dillinger4

Got it! :thumb: I should have used add(Box.createHorizontalStrut(100)) not add(Box.createVerticalStrut(100)); :blush: Also addSeparator(new Dimension(200,0)); works fine. I just had the args mixed up before so the width was 0 and the height was 200. :blush: Thanks for the help. :)