Panels inside JPanel with Java Swing

Question

I was trying to create UI similar to TweetDeck in Java.

I guess the columns are equivalent to panels and also the timeline shown is also equivalent to panels. So I guess there are many panels.

I was trying to make such UI, but failed. I am not much into Java Swing so I tried to create it using Netbeans framework.

Is there any simple Java code that can solve some of my problems?

I guess everything should be dynamic here.

If I am wrong about panels here (because I guess too many panels can create problems) please guide me.

*"I am not much into java swings so I tried to create it using netbeans framework."* A) It is (1) 'Java' (2) 'Swing' & (3) 'NetBeans' B) Until you understand 1 & 2 - 3 won't help. C) What is 'TweetDeck'? Care to share an URL or (better) screenshot? — Andrew Thompson, Oct 23 '11 at 09:07

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited Oct 23 '11 at 15:29

3

There are three choices:

Easiest and more conformable is to use lots of JPanels (that each contain JComponents) laid by GridLayout inside JScrollPane
put JPanels (that each contain JComponents) is a JTable
put overview JPanels (that each contain JComponents) in a JList

edited Oct 23 '11 at 15:29

trashgod

203,806
29
246
1,045

answered Oct 23 '11 at 09:04

mKorbel

109,525
20
134
319

Jonas · Answer 2 · 2011-10-23T15:42:41.590

2

I would recommend to implement every column as a JList instead since it looks like you want your columns to have scrollable content. See How to Use Lists.

edited Oct 23 '11 at 15:42

answered Oct 23 '11 at 07:39

Jonas

121,568
97
310
388

+1 for `JList`, which I tend to overlook; there's a related example [here](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7620579/individual-and-not-continuous-jtables-cell-selection/7620726#7620726). – trashgod Oct 23 '11 at 15:31

Panels inside JPanel with Java Swing

2 Answers2