check out the link provided if it helps you,(there some scrollbar policy that you decide if horizontal or vertical scrollbars wants to appear ont your scrollpane) http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/components/scrollpane.html#scrollbars
On Feb 24, 11:14 am, "craig.mckeeman" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi > > I am trying to create a JPanel that has dynamically added JCheckBox's. > The original design used FlowLayout manager (the default). This was OK > to start with as there was only a handful of JCheckBox required, > resizing the JFrame and likewise the JPanel enabled more columns of > JCheckBox's across the screen. The problem now is the requirements > have changed and I now need to have a lot more JCheckBox's. I tried > adding a JScrollPane but this has meant the JCheckBox's are all in one > row with only a horizontal scroll bar, what I really want is to have > the columns of JCheckBox's which can be resized (1,2,3,n columns wide > depending on size of JPanel) and only a vertical scrollbar. > > I have tried the GridLayout but this is not flexible enough as the > scroll bars appear for both horizontal and vertical as the amount of > columns are set at design time. > > Do I have to create my own Layout Manager or Scoll Pane or both? > > Any help would be greatfully received > > Craig --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaprogrammingwithpassion?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
