Tabs in JOptionPane window

[- Steve -]

Example

String testString = "Testing \t tabs";

JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, testString, "TEST",
JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);
Instead of getting the output "Testing tabs", I get something more like
"Testing | tabs" (although it isn't a pipe symbol, it's something unusual).

What do you need to do to get tabs to work with JOptionPane windows?

[SPG]

I think you have to use a JLabel or JTextField to do this:

JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, new JLabel(testString), "TEST",
JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);
"- Steve -" <se****@foundation.sdsu.edu> wrote in message
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Example

String testString = "Testing \t tabs";

JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, testString, "TEST",
JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);
Instead of getting the output "Testing tabs", I get something more like
"Testing | tabs" (although it isn't a pipe symbol, it's something unusual).
What do you need to do to get tabs to work with JOptionPane windows?

[- Steve -]

Unfortantley that doesn't change the tab behavior and eliminated the
functionality of the \n (everything is now on one line)

Steve
"SPG" <st************@nopoo.blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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I think you have to use a JLabel or JTextField to do this:

JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, new JLabel(testString), "TEST",
JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);
"- Steve -" <se****@foundation.sdsu.edu> wrote in message
news:1yGmb.29102$B_2.26152@okepread02...

Example

String testString = "Testing \t tabs";

JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, testString, "TEST",
JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);
Instead of getting the output "Testing tabs", I get something more like "Testing | tabs" (although it isn't a pipe symbol, it's something

unusual).

What do you need to do to get tabs to work with JOptionPane windows?

[SPG]

OK,

Try passing the text as HTML. IE Wrapping some tags around it. That worked
for us by accident when we were reporting errors from an HTTP post once.

If not, then use a JTextField or JTextArea, setting no border and the
bgcolor the same as the dialog, and editable = false. These can handle tabs
for sure!

Steve
"- Steve -" <se****@foundation.sdsu.edu> wrote in message
news:T22nb.36399$B_2.25477@okepread02...

Unfortantley that doesn't change the tab behavior and eliminated the
functionality of the \n (everything is now on one line)

Steve
"SPG" <st************@nopoo.blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
news:bN*********************@news-text.cableinet.net...

I think you have to use a JLabel or JTextField to do this:

JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, new JLabel(testString), "TEST",
JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);
"- Steve -" <se****@foundation.sdsu.edu> wrote in message
news:1yGmb.29102$B_2.26152@okepread02...

Example

String testString = "Testing \t tabs";

JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, testString, "TEST",
JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);
Instead of getting the output "Testing tabs", I get something more like "Testing | tabs" (although it isn't a pipe symbol, it's something

unusual).

What do you need to do to get tabs to work with JOptionPane windows?