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Re: drag and drop in a JM

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jonathan.markson@gmail.com wrote:
> I posted this message before, but didn't get any response 

What do you think were the reasons for that?


> so I'm reposting hoping for a response.

http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#id272290


> I know that Java doesn't support dnd in the menu stuff, but I need it
> anyway.

I find that merely *needing* the nonexistent doesn't make it exist. 
Unless my need drives me to *create* it of course.


> Technically speaking it doesn't have to be a popup menu, but would be
> nice, as long as it has the look and feel of a popup menu (i.e.
> fonts, size, etc.).  An example of what I'm talking about, via menus,
> is the start menu under Windows.  Those menus allow you to do dnd,
> but of course it's Windows and they allow anything and everything.

Try a JTree, they support drag-and-drop. They can be made to look 
something like a menu.


> Just to note I'm using JDK 1.5.x if that helps for the code
> direction.

I'd download JDK 1.6 anyway.

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