Re: GUI Questions from a newbie

From: Andrew Thompson (SeeMySites_at_www.invalid)
Date: 03/01/04 

Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2004 22:09:35 GMT

On Mon, 1 Mar 2004 23:47:06 +1100, x@a.c wrote:
> My question regards the interface I am trying to develop.
> What I want is, when the app first load, have a main window that takes a
> username and password and has a button to 'logs on'.
> If the logon is successful the I would like the logon fields to be removed
> (perhaps replaced with a single logout button) and the main frame to display
> a list of media.
>
> What I have been trying was to make a main window and dynamically update is
> contents depending on what has been done.
> I can build the main window and add the login pane but am unable to remove
> the pane again and replace it with the list pane.

I feel the log-in might be best in a dialog
that is spearate from the mnai UI, but if
you want to leave it there, use a CardLAyout to
flip between the various panels. 

-- 
Andrew Thompson
* http://www.PhySci.org/ Open-source software suite
* http://www.PhySci.org/codes/ Web & IT Help
* http://www.1point1C.org/ Science & Technology