Re: [JAVA2D] Question on multiple lines of JButton text

[Marijn H. van der Ploeg]

Here is a possible fix if you're using swing: /** You can use ANY JComponent that you like. Basically, any JComponent inherits the setLayout function and you can use this to your advantage This relieves the problem of making static gifs and icons and such. This way, you can change the text easily and manipulation of how you want the text to sit in the JComponent is all handled through the layout manager of your choice. I hope this helps. */ import com.sun.java.swing.*; import java.awt.*; import java.util.*; class multiLineButton extends JFrame {  multiLineButton()  {   file://create button1   JButton button1 = new JButton();   file://set gridlayout manager to button1   button1.setLayout(new GridLayout(2,1,0,0));//row,col.hgap,vgap   file://add 2 labels to the button (2 rows as specified above)   button1.add(new JLabel("first line"));   button1.add(new JLabel("second line"));   file://add multiLineButton to the frame   this.getContentPane().setLayout(new FlowLayout());   this.getContentPane().add(button1);   file://size to fit in the frame   this.pack();  } }  file://test stub  public static void main(String[] args)  {   file://instantiate a new frame   multiLineButton frame = new multiLineButton();   file://show the frame   frame.show();  } } ----- Original Message ----- From: Doal Miller To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 10:08 PM Subject: [JAVA2D] Question on multiple lines of JButton text I am trying to put 2 lines of text on a JButton. I have tried JButton1.setText("abc\ndef") and JButton1.setText("abc\rdef"), but the \n and \r characters are just treated as unprintable. I already have an icon in the button and I want to have the text settable at run time so I can't use an icon for one line of text. I know you use HTML in button text but I guess the version of swing I am using doesn't support it because I just see the tags when I try putting them in.   Is there a way to put multiple lines of text in a JButton? I am trying to make a button that looks like this, with settable text. The F1 in the corner is an icon. I had trouble getting the icon close to the edge but I finally got it close enough by making it the full button width.   __________________ |                               | |   F1                        | |                               | |    Text settable at      | |     runtime.              | |                               | |                               | ---------------------------   Doal Miller Fulcra email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] voice: (858) 874-7162 fax: (858) 571-1208