[SOLVED] java swing : vertical slider on jtextpane

rmknox · 07-30-2011, 05:00 PM

java version "1.6.0_20"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea6 1.9.8) (fedora-53.1.9.8.fc14-i386)
OpenJDK Client VM (build 19.0-b09, mixed mode)

I want to add a vertical slider to a JTextPane component.
When I do, I get the slider but I don't get a thumb - i.e. the slider doesnt do anything

here is my code

Code:

    JPanel dataPane   	 = new JPanel();	 		// create panel dataPane
    ta2 = new JTextPane();  						// textpane  

    if (true)
    {
    JScrollPane slider	 = new JScrollPane(ta2);	// slider owns textpane
    slider.setVerticalScrollBarPolicy(				// vertical
            JScrollPane.VERTICAL_SCROLLBAR_ALWAYS);	// always
    slider.setVisible(true);						// added trying to get it to show correctly
    slider.setEnabled(true);						// ditto
    dataPane.add(slider);							// datapane owns slider									//3    new
    }
    else dataPane.add(ta2);

the (true) lets me do something like ifdef to try out my new ideas

as you see, this code comes when I create the object but before I populate it.
maybe I need to do something after I populate the textpane?

any help would be much appreciated

ButterflyMelissa · 07-31-2011, 04:17 AM

Okay, for starters, I'd put the textpane in/on a jpanel with a fixed size and put that in a scrollpane.
I think you're confusing this with the known behaviour of a JList where the scroller pops up as soon as the viewport becomes too small to handle the content. A scrollpane is something you use when screen space is at a premium and you nee to show a bit more...

Quote:

JPanel dataPane = new JPanel(); // create panel dataPane
JPanel floater = new JPanel(null); // the floater
ta2 = new JTextPane(); // textpane

if (true)
{
floater.setSize(new Dimension(what,ever));
ta2.setsize(new Dimension(floater.getSize()));
floater.add(ta2);
ta2.setLocation(0,0);
JScrollPane slider = new JScrollPane(floater); // slider owns textpane
slider.setVerticalScrollBarPolicy( // vertical
JScrollPane.VERTICAL_SCROLLBAR_ALWAYS); // always
slider.setVisible(true); // added trying to get it to show correctly
slider.setEnabled(true); // ditto
dataPane.add(slider); // datapane owns slider //3 new
}
else dataPane.add(ta2);

I'd try something like that...

Lemme know where this thing lands, okay?

Thor

rmknox · 07-31-2011, 01:13 PM

Thor

see if I captured your suggestion

result is a tiny bar maybe 1mm high and 1cm long instead of the textpane and slider

when I do it the other way, I get the full pane but with an inoperable slider

when I do it the old way, I get the fell pane and no slider

and YES - I am confused

Dick

Code:

    JPanel dataPane   	= new JPanel();	 		// create panel dataPane
    JPanel floater 		= new JPanel(null); 	// the floater
    JScrollPane slider	= null;
    ta2 = new JTextPane();  						// textpane  
    boolean addSlider = (1<2);						// set to control flow
    boolean thorsWay  = (1>2);						// ditto

    if (addSlider)									// true to add a slider 
    {
    	if (thorsWay)								// do it Thors way
    	{
    		floater.setSize(new Dimension(100,100));		//
    		ta2.setSize(new Dimension(floater.getSize()));	//
    		floater.add(ta2);								// put ta2 in floater
    		ta2.setLocation(0,0);							//
    		slider	 = new JScrollPane(floater);			// slider owns textpane
    	}
    	else slider	 = new JScrollPane(ta2);	// slider owns ta2
    slider.setVerticalScrollBarPolicy(				// vertical
            JScrollPane.VERTICAL_SCROLLBAR_ALWAYS);	// always
    slider.setVisible(true);						// added trying to get it to show correctly
    slider.setEnabled(true);						// ditto
    dataPane.add(slider);							// datapane owns slider									//3    new

    }
    else dataPane.add(ta2);

rmknox · 07-31-2011, 01:35 PM

I found what I needed

my original solution was ok, I just needed to add

Code:

    slider.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(330, 500)); // needed this

now when the thumb is needed it appears

ButterflyMelissa · 07-31-2011, 01:52 PM

Cool, glad you found it!

Happy programmin' !

Anything in particular you're working on?

Thor

rmknox · 07-31-2011, 08:13 PM

for the archive, here is the source that works to put a vertical slider on a JTextPane

Code:

     
    JPanel dataPane   	= new JPanel();	 		// create panel dataPane
    ta2 		= new JTextPane();  	        // textpane  
    JScrollPane slider	= new JScrollPane(ta2);	        // slider owns ta2
    slider.setVerticalScrollBarPolicy(			// vertical
            JScrollPane.VERTICAL_SCROLLBAR_ALWAYS);	// always
    slider.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(330, 500));   // needed this for it to know when to show thumb
    dataPane.add(slider);				// datapane includes slider

Thor - again, thanks