How do I make two frame visible simaltenously

[P Jain]

Hi!

I am having two frame frm1 and frm2. fr1 contains one button and textarea. frm2 contains combo box that contains some text. When I clicks on button frm2 gets visible but frm1 gets mininized, I want to make both the frame visible simaltaneously so that I can insert some text in textarea of frm1 by selectin text from combo box of frm2.
Just like modeless dialog box.

Is it possible, if yes then how ?

[carlo serantonio]

Make visible frm1 when client use ComboBox on frm2..
Try:
- comboBox.addFocusListener(<listener> ;
- frm1.setVisible(true); at focus event

Short example:

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;
 
public class TestFocusComboBox implements FocusListener
{
   private JFrame frm1, frm2;
 
   public static void main(String[] args)
   {  new TestFocusComboBox();
   }
   
   public TestFocusComboBox()
   {  frm1 = new JFrame("Form One");
      frm2 = new JFrame("Form Two");
      
      JButton     btt = new JButton("pressMe");
      JTextArea   txt = new JTextArea();
      JScrollPane scr = new JScrollPane(txt);
      JComboBox   cmb = new JComboBox(new String[] {"one","two","three"});
      
      cmb.addFocusListener(this);              //*** line key ***
      
      (frm1.getContentPane()).add(btt, BorderLayout.NORTH);
      (frm1.getContentPane()).add(scr, BorderLayout.CENTER);
      (frm2.getContentPane()).add(cmb);
      
      frm1.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
      frm1.setBounds(100,100,320,160);
      frm2.setBounds(100,260,320, 60);
      
      frm1.setVisible(true);
      frm2.setVisible(true);
 
   }
   
   public void focusGained(FocusEvent e)
   {  frm1.setVisible(true);                   //*** line key ***
   }
   public void focusLost(FocusEvent e)
   {
   }
   
}

bye!