Tile-like windows on Swing

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I have zero experience writing applications with Swing, but I have one application with which to start experimenting.

For this application, I want my window to have a variable number of small "tile"-like structures, which can be moved/closed/minimized just like windows by the user inside my main frame, and which will display, each a small table.

I'd like to know what kind of structures should I use to accomplish this. Bonus points for any answers oriented towards Scala Swing.

CardLayout in swing is something quite different. I'm re-phrsasing your question to use the word "tile" instead — oxbow_lakes, Jul 15 '09 at 12:02
A CardLayout is for something like a wizard, where you want to have one panel and flip back and forth through the contents (like a stack of index cards). — Nate, Jul 16 '09 at 03:33

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 15 '09 at 02:01

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It sounds like you want something like what's implemented as JDesktopPane/JInternalFrame. This is what's commonly known as MDI. Check out Sun's "How to Use Internal Frames" page.

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 15 '09 at 08:35

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Maybe a docking framework is what you are looking for. You could have a look at InfoNode Docking Windows.

answered Jul 15 '09 at 08:35

Mark

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Tile-like windows on Swing

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