AppletTalk.com Java discussions newsgroups   Archives   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Picture in a JFrame?          AppletTalk.com Forum Index -> Java GUI Toolkits View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Tux Guest Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2004 3:04 pm    Post subject: Picture in a JFrame? i want to make "welcome screen" for my application, with a few buttons and a jpg picture in a background. How to put that background picture in a JFrame ? Back to top Andrew Thompson Guest Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2004 3:39 pm    Post subject: Re: Picture in a JFrame? On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 16:04:34 +0100, Tux wrote: Quote: i want to make "welcome screen" .. A 'splash screen'? Quote: ..for my application, with a few buttons .. Though splash screens usually have no buttons or other focusable elements. They simply show an image either for a predetermined time, or until the main GUI is ready to be displayed. Quote: ...and a jpg picture in a background. JLabels can display an image. Quote: How to put that background picture in a JFrame ? If you are actually speaking of a splash screen, you would do it slightly differently to what you described. Is this a splash screen? What is the nature of the buttons and other elements you want to add to it - what do they do? -- Andrew Thompson http://www.PhySci.org/codes/ Web & IT Help http://www.PhySci.org/ Open-source software suite http://www.1point1C.org/ Science & Technology http://www.LensEscapes.com/ Images that escape the mundane Back to top Tux Guest Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2004 5:36 pm    Post subject: Re: Picture in a JFrame? Andrew Thompson wrote: Quote: On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 16:04:34 +0100, Tux wrote: i want to make "welcome screen" .. A 'splash screen'? ..for my application, with a few buttons .. Though splash screens usually have no buttons or other focusable elements. They simply show an image either for a predetermined time, or until the main GUI is ready to be displayed. ...and a jpg picture in a background. JLabels can display an image. How to put that background picture in a JFrame ? If you are actually speaking of a splash screen, you would do it slightly differently to what you described. Is this a splash screen? What is the nature of the buttons and other elements you want to add to it - what do they do? Actually I need main menu with a buttons: - New file - Open file - Exit but little prettier than grey background JPanel, so I think that some texture (jpg for example) in background will be just fine. I already put pictures on a buttons. Back to top Daniel Guest Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2004 7:14 pm    Post subject: Re: Picture in a JFrame? <SNIP> Quote: Actually I need main menu with a buttons: - New file - Open file - Exit but little prettier than grey background JPanel, so I think that some texture (jpg for example) in background will be just fine. I already put pictures on a buttons. to put a jpeg in there are a few ways to do, one easy way is to make a JLabel with that has you image and nothing else like this: JLabel title = new JLabel(new ImageIcon("C:\pathl\to\image\title.jpg")); and then you just add this label to your JPanel in the normal way. To add a menu you would have to do something along these lines: JMenuBar mb = new JMenuBar(); JMenu fmenu = new JMenu(" File "); JMenuItem fnew = new JMenuItem("New filet"); JMenuItem fopen = new JMenuItem("Open file"); JMenuItem fexit = new JMenuItem("exit"); and then in your constructor (or whereever you find it fit) you need to do this myframe.setJMenuBar(mb); // on the frame you want the menu on. // add the menu items mb.add(fmenu); fmenu.add(fnew); fmenu.add(fopen); fmenu.addSeparator(); /* if you want a line between your options, looks nice but it not needed */ fmenu.add(fexit); there you go. take a look at the examples given in the swing tuturial as they are generally good. /daniel Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         AppletTalk.com Forum Index -> Java GUI Toolkits All times are GMT Page 1 of 1   Jump to: Select a forum Java Newsgroups----------------Java DiscussionsWeb-based java games comp.lang.java 3D Graphics API's for Java Java: Support and criticism Java System Announcements comp.lang.java.api JavaBeans Java and CORBA Java and Databases comp.lang.java.developer Java GUI Toolkits Java Help comp.lang.java.javascript JVM, native methods and hardware comp.lang.java.misc Java Language Programming Security and Java comp.lang.java.setup Java Software Tools comp.lang.java.tech ibm.software.java.linux  Non-English Java Newsgroups----------------Java Language (German)Language Java (Français)Java (Italian)  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2006 phpBB Group SEO toolkit © 2004-2006 webmedic.