Alexander Potochkin's Blog http://weblogs.java.net/blog/alexfromsun/ en-us 2008-06-24T10:39:57-08:00 JXLayer 3.0 - MouseScrollableUI http://weblogs.java.net/blog/alexfromsun/archive/2008/06/jxlayer_30_mous.html Implementing the auto-scrolling feature with JXLayer Swing alexfromsun 2008-06-24T10:39:57-08:00 JXLayer 3.0 - Getting started http://weblogs.java.net/blog/alexfromsun/archive/2008/06/the_new_jxlayer.html The major update of the JXLayer, the universal decorator for Swing components. Swing alexfromsun 2008-06-05T09:49:46-08:00 RepaintManager's side effect http://weblogs.java.net/blog/alexfromsun/archive/2008/04/custom_repaintm.html A little-known side effect of setting a custom RepaintManager or using RepaintManager.setDoubleBufferingEnabled() method Swing alexfromsun 2008-04-13T07:49:03-08:00 JTrayIcon update http://weblogs.java.net/blog/alexfromsun/archive/2008/02/jtrayicon_updat.html TrayIcon and JPopupMenu - will they ever be friend? Swing alexfromsun 2008-02-14T11:12:47-08:00 Making Rainbow: Spotlight effect and soft clipping http://weblogs.java.net/blog/alexfromsun/archive/2007/11/making_raibow_s.html demo]]> Swing alexfromsun 2007-11-29T11:32:21-08:00 Debug Swing repainting http://weblogs.java.net/blog/alexfromsun/archive/2007/11/debug_swing_rep.html Implementing a nice visual indication during repainting of Swing components Swing alexfromsun 2007-11-06T11:22:00-08:00 Why I don't use Swing hacks (continuation) http://weblogs.java.net/blog/alexfromsun/archive/2007/10/why_i_dont_use.html Overview of hacks in validation overlays implementations Swing alexfromsun 2007-10-09T04:50:24-08:00 Why I don't use Swing hacks (in production code) http://weblogs.java.net/blog/alexfromsun/archive/2007/09/why_i_dont_like.html The recommended techniques seem to be too boring for some people, when you use a hack it's like you use a hidden knowledge, isn't it? Swing alexfromsun 2007-09-27T07:03:32-08:00 Tag game: better later than never http://weblogs.java.net/blog/alexfromsun/archive/2007/01/tag_game_better.html My first blog which is not about Swing... alexfromsun 2007-01-27T06:01:02-08:00 KISS principle: JXButtonGroupPanel followup http://weblogs.java.net/blog/alexfromsun/archive/2006/11/kiss_principle.html previous blog is rewritten to make it easier to use.
Just substitute JPanel to the new JXButtonPanel and enjoy arrow keys support for your buttons !]]> Swing alexfromsun 2006-11-01T10:28:37-08:00 Crazy JButton painters http://weblogs.java.net/blog/alexfromsun/archive/2006/10/crazy_jbutton_p.html Painters have been in Swing from the beginning ! Swing alexfromsun 2006-10-05T10:51:50-08:00 A well-behaved GlassPane http://weblogs.java.net/blog/alexfromsun/archive/2006/09/a_wellbehaved_g.html Fixing common mouseEvents problems for the custom GlassPanes implementations Swing alexfromsun 2006-09-20T12:02:42-08:00 The ButtonGroup of my dreams http://weblogs.java.net/blog/alexfromsun/archive/2006/08/the_buttongroup.html Ease of use + skip unselected buttons + arrow keys support Swing alexfromsun 2006-08-23T10:34:37-08:00 JXTransformer: The power of a real Swing ! http://weblogs.java.net/blog/alexfromsun/archive/2006/07/jxtransformer_t.html Transformation of any JComponents

Shear it, scale it, rotate it !

]]> Swing alexfromsun 2006-07-17T08:40:20-08:00 Swing testing and debugging on JavaOne http://weblogs.java.net/blog/alexfromsun/archive/2006/06/swing_testing_a.html BOF 0204 slides and some extra comments Swing alexfromsun 2006-06-28T09:40:26-08:00