Re: How do I paint on an existing Panel?

From	"John B. Matthews" <nospam@nospam.invalid>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.java.gui
Subject	Re: How do I paint on an existing Panel?
Date	2012-02-16 21:18 -0500
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<800725.801.1329427684213.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@pbbpk4>,
 Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm less familiar with idioms that interfere with the repainting 
> loops, but shouldn't you be invalidating? Do you actually have to 
> repaint?

Lew: Good question. Invoking invalidate() would be the right choice  
were the OP adding (or removing) components to (or from) the Container 
for subsequent lay out. In this case, repaint() has the effect of adding 
a Runnable, which eventually calls piantComponent(), to the EventQueue.

> It's hard to reason about this because the other errors complicate 
> the analysis.

A B: I strongly endorse this, and urge you to follow Lew's helpful 
suggestions, for which Knute's code is exemplary.

-- 
John B. Matthews
trashgod at gmail dot com
<http://sites.google.com/site/drjohnbmatthews>

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How do I paint on an existing Panel? "A B" <@bleBaker.uk> - 2012-01-18 16:55 +0000
  Re: How do I paint on an existing Panel? Knute Johnson <nospam@knutejohnson.com> - 2012-01-18 09:29 -0800
    Re: How do I paint on an existing Panel? "A B" <@bleBaker.uk> - 2012-01-18 18:12 +0000
      Re: How do I paint on an existing Panel? Knute Johnson <nospam@knutejohnson.com> - 2012-01-18 15:00 -0800
  Re: How do I paint on an existing Panel? markspace <-@.> - 2012-01-18 10:55 -0800
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  Re: How do I paint on an existing Panel? "A B" <@bleBaker.uk> - 2012-01-30 17:59 +0000
  Re: How do I paint on an existing Panel? Neil Morris <neil.morris4@googlemail.com> - 2012-02-04 20:58 +0000
    Re: How do I paint on an existing Panel? Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-02-05 01:01 -0800
    Re: How do I paint on an existing Panel? "A B" <@bleBaker.uk> - 2012-02-10 12:10 +0000
    Re: How do I paint on an existing Panel? "A B" <@bleBaker.uk> - 2012-02-16 20:55 +0000
      Re: How do I paint on an existing Panel? Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-02-16 13:04 -0800
        Re: How do I paint on an existing Panel? "A B" <@bleBaker.uk> - 2012-02-16 21:33 +0000
  Re: How do I paint on an existing Panel? "A B" <@bleBaker.uk> - 2012-02-16 21:05 +0000
    Re: How do I paint on an existing Panel? Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-02-16 13:28 -0800
      Re: How do I paint on an existing Panel? "John B. Matthews" <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2012-02-16 21:18 -0500
      Re: How do I paint on an existing Panel? "A B" <@bleBaker.uk> - 2012-02-17 18:20 +0000
        Re: How do I paint on an existing Panel? Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-02-17 10:45 -0800
        Re: How do I paint on an existing Panel? Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-02-17 10:49 -0800
          Re: How do I paint on an existing Panel? "A B" <@bleBaker.uk> - 2012-02-19 19:31 +0000
            Re: How do I paint on an existing Panel? Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2012-02-19 14:41 -0800
              Re: How do I paint on an existing Panel? "A B" <@bleBaker.uk> - 2012-03-04 16:51 +0000
                Re: How do I paint on an existing Panel? Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2012-03-04 12:36 -0500
                Re: How do I paint on an existing Panel? Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2012-03-04 10:47 -0800
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                Re: How do I paint on an existing Panel? markspace <-@.> - 2012-03-15 09:30 -0700
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