Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!news.glorb.com!news-in-01.newsfeed.easynews.com!easynews.com!easynews!news-out.news.tds.net!newsreading01.news.tds.net!53ab2750!not-for-mail From: "markspace" Subject: Re: Light Box Effect (2 Windows, 1 Smaller And Active Above Inactive Message-ID: <501C20B2.56058.calajapr@time.synchro.net> X-Comment-To: clusardi2k Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.programmer In-Reply-To: <501C156A.56055.calajapr@time.synchro.net> References: <501C156A.56055.calajapr@time.synchro.net> X-FTN-AREA: COMP.LANG.JAVA.PROGRAMMER X-FTN-MSGID: 1:261/38 ddf026fe X-FTN-REPLY: 1:261/38 14dd1d00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=IBM437 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Gateway: time.synchro.net [Synchronet 3.16a-Win32 NewsLink 1.98] Lines: 29 Date: Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:56:28 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 69.21.70.65 X-Complaints-To: news@tds.net X-Trace: newsreading01.news.tds.net 1344023788 69.21.70.65 (Fri, 03 Aug 2012 14:56:28 CDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 03 Aug 2012 14:56:28 CDT Organization: tds.net X-Received-Bytes: 1995 Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.java.programmer:17097 To: clusardi2k From: markspace <-@.> On 8/3/2012 10:37 AM, clusardi2k@aol.com wrote: > Does anybody have a project that will give me a Light Box effect to a > project. > > A Light Box Effect produces two windows. One window will be active, > but the one below it will be inactive and grayed out. > > Here's an image of what I want to achieve. > > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6605964/lightbox-effect-in-swing There's a class JLayer which provides the basics. You'll have to provide a fair amount of code though; I'm not aware of any class that provides a lightbox feature. There's also a book call Swing Hacks which has some interesting ideas, including an animated window similar to what you are asking for. Still not exactly a lightbox however. --- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Dada-1 * Origin: Prism bbs (1:261/38) --- Synchronet 3.16a-Win32 NewsLink 1.98 Time Warp of the Future BBS - telnet://time.synchro.net:24