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brosbdm
embed my PApplet versus use SpringGUI in my applet
Jul 8th, 2008, 10:47pm  
I'm trying to give my processing applet a good user interface with buttons and such.  I have gotten two ways to work:

1. Download the SpringGUI in the libraries section and use these GUI elements in a PApplet
2. Create a subclass of java.awt.Frame which simply embeds my PApplet into it

I know that with option 2 some of my event listener methods will be in my Frame subclass and others will be in my PApplet subclass, whereas in option 1 they can probably be consolidated in the one PApplet subclass.

Anyone with GUI-making experience know which choice may be wiser (perhaps as far as performance/compatibility...other stuff).

...It does appear that the embedding option may eliminate some features of the processing applet...
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antiplastik
Re: embed my PApplet versus use SpringGUI in my ap
Reply #1 - Jul 9th, 2008, 6:21pm  
well... both choices may lead to unexpected result.

option 1: there may be fundamental issues on some platforms
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You can use SpringGUI to add GUI elements to both Processing applets and Processing applications, but you should be aware that a fraction of your online audience might not get what you expect.

option 2: you might get unexpected results too, see for example
http://processing.org/discourse/yabb_beta/YaBB.cgi?board=Integrate;action=display;num=1213790241

i think option 2 can make sense if you want to separate the menu and the rendering pane. from what i've tried, i would say that it's working well (unless you want to use a menu bar, then be prepared to face this annoying and unsolved always-on-top problem).
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brosbdm
Re: embed my PApplet versus use SpringGUI in my ap
Reply #2 - Jul 9th, 2008, 8:41pm  
I decided finally to use NetBeans6.1 to create a SwingGUI, and I got frustrated by that untouchable generated code.  But I was able to embed my PApplet into the GUI by adding a JPanel (named appletPanel) then in a part of the code that I CAN edit:
...
MyPApplet p = new MyPApplet();  
           
p.init();

appletPanel.add(p);
...

Of course, this gives me the problem of GUI getting drawn underneath my PApplet (will be a problem for tooltips/internal frames/popups), but I shall find a cure!
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antiplastik
Re: embed my PApplet versus use SpringGUI in my ap
Reply #3 - Jul 10th, 2008, 8:40am  
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I got frustrated by that untouchable generated code

You still can edit that code : RMB > Customize Code on your JPanel for example. But you've done it the right way, anyway.

Please share your 'cure' with us, if you find a solution to the problem above!! :-)
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