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n00b problem

May 7th, 2005

soz bout all this posting

i know this is a really n00b question but how do i add a black background to this prog?

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;

public class CMP extends JFrame {

public void myframe() {

JFrame frm = new JFrame();

frm.setBounds(0,0,800,400);
frm.setVisible(true);

frm.addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() {
public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) {
System.exit(0);
}
});

}

public static void main(String[] args) {

CMP pt = new CMP();
pt.myframe();

}
}

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Re: n00b problem

May 7th, 2005

setBackground(Color.black);

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Re: n00b problem

May 7th, 2005

ive tried that several times...

in different places but it always comes up grey

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Re: n00b problem

May 7th, 2005

Have you tried:

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fm.setBackground(Color.black);
fm.setBackground(Color.black);

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Re: n00b problem

May 8th, 2005

yes i have tried that but nothing nappened, except you see a black flick just as the app is loading, but thats it

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Re: n00b problem

May 8th, 2005

i figured it out

all i forgot to do was this

JPanel panel = (JPanel)frm.getContentPane();

panel.setBounds(0,0,800,400);
panel.setBackground(Color.black);

thanks for the try though

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Re: n00b problem

May 8th, 2005

hehe. A JPanel was my next suggestion.

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Re: n00b problem

May 8th, 2005

lol

heres my next problem

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import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
 
public class CPB extends JFrame {
 
	public void myframe() {
 
		JFrame frm = new JFrame();
		JPanel panel = (JPanel)frm.getContentPane();
 
		panel.setBackground(Color.black);
 
		frm.setBounds(0,0,800,400);
		frm.setVisible(true);
 
 
			frm.addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() {
			public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) {
				System.exit(0);
			}
		});
		frm.setResizable(false);
	}
 
	public void paint(Graphics g) {
 
                         g.setColor(color.white");
		g.drawString("Text should be here :S",100,100);
	}
 
 
	public static void main(String[] args) {
 
		CPB cmp = new CPB();
		cmp.myframe();
	}
}
 
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;

public class CPB extends JFrame {

	public void myframe() {

		JFrame frm = new JFrame();
		JPanel panel = (JPanel)frm.getContentPane();

		panel.setBackground(Color.black);
		
		frm.setBounds(0,0,800,400);
		frm.setVisible(true);

				
			frm.addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() {
			public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) {
				System.exit(0);
			}
		});
		frm.setResizable(false);
	}

	public void paint(Graphics g) {

                         g.setColor(color.white");
		g.drawString("Text should be here :S",100,100);
	}


	public static void main(String[] args) {

		CPB cmp = new CPB();
		cmp.myframe();
	}
}

for sum reason it doesnt display the text

n e one know...lol

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Re: n00b problem

May 8th, 2005

This works. It's a little bit different than yours though.

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import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
 
public class CPB extends JFrame {
 
	public CPB() {
 
	Container content = getContentPane();
	setContentPane(content);
	setBackground(Color.black);
	setSize(300,300);
	setLayout(new FlowLayout());
	setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
	setVisible(true);
	}
 
	public void paint(Graphics g) {
 
                g.setColor(Color.white);
		g.drawString("Text should be here :S",100,100);
	}
 
 
	public static void main(String[] args) {
 
		CPB cmp = new CPB();
	}
}
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;

public class CPB extends JFrame {

	public CPB() {

	Container content = getContentPane();
	setContentPane(content);
	setBackground(Color.black);
	setSize(300,300);
	setLayout(new FlowLayout());
	setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
	setVisible(true);
	}

	public void paint(Graphics g) {

                g.setColor(Color.white);
		g.drawString("Text should be here :S",100,100);
	}


	public static void main(String[] args) {

		CPB cmp = new CPB();
	}
}