Java Swing - setting margins on TextArea with Line Border
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What if you try adding a CompoundBorder , won't this do, this will give you almost same thing
JTextArea tarea = new JTextArea("program info etc.");
Border border = BorderFactory.createLineBorder(Color.BLACK);
tarea.setBorder(BorderFactory.createCompoundBorder(border,
BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(10, 10, 10, 10)));
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Daniel
Updated on July 21, 2022Comments
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Daniel almost 2 years
As the title says, I am simply trying to set the margins (provide some padding) on a TextArea with a LineBorder set. Without setting the Border, .setMargins works fine. Here is the specific chunk of code.
aboutArea = new JTextArea("program info etc....."); Border border = BorderFactory.createLineBorder(Color.BLACK); aboutArea.setSize(400, 200); aboutArea.setBorder(border); aboutArea.setEditable(false); aboutArea.setFont(new Font("Verdana", Font.BOLD, 12)); add(aboutArea);
I have tried each of these:
aboutArea.setMargins(10,10,10,10); .getBorders(aboutArea).set(10,10,10,10); UIManager.put("aboutArea.margin", new Insets(10, 10, 10, 10));
but nothing affects the margins after I apply the border, the padding is always 0. Any ideas how to set the padding on the textArea with the border?
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mKorbel about 12 years@Daniel everything depends if JTextArea is or isn't placed inside JScrollPane +1
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Andrew Thompson about 12 years+1, but (tilts head) as to the screenshot, why not put the GUI in front of a plain white BG? E.G. Ctrl-t While I am in FF and a get a white space of over half screen size. For further tips, see How do I create screenshots?
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Andrew Thompson about 12 years@mKorbel You reminded me that I usually add the component to a
JPanel
then set the border to the panel. It works flawlessly for scroll-panes, buttons, labels.. -
nIcE cOw about 12 yearsI try to place my open window on any white space of stackoverflow page, sometimes I forget to remove my console from beneath my top window, seems like that's what is wrong with my image ?
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mKorbel about 12 years@nIcE cOw hehehe sometimes is better to play "Fail to React"