Correct way to develop frameless overlays?

[Joseph Sheppard]

Hi all...

I'm developing a java application based on the old Supremacy board game...

The display is a large map of the board, which is zoomable and scrollable.

I'd like to place several components on top of this, such as an 'Empire
Earth'-esque mini-map.

I don't want to use internal frames, because I don't want/need any framing
or menu bars.

I'd also like to abstract this out into other opaque overlays to be used as
panels for other game data, such as the other Players, etc.

Please throw some suggestions out to me as to how I should proceed. Should
I be designing a custom component?

Thanks in Advance,

Joseph

[FISH]

"Joseph Sheppard" <jo****@anc.net> wrote in message news:<s-********************@arkansas.net>...

Hi all...

I'm developing a java application based on the old Supremacy board game...

The display is a large map of the board, which is zoomable and scrollable.

I'd like to place several components on top of this, such as an 'Empire
Earth'-esque mini-map.

I don't want to use internal frames, because I don't want/need any framing
or menu bars.

[snipped...]
Take a look at Swing, which supports layering up of elements inside a
single window. If you've written any Swing apps you'll no doubt be
familiar with the Content Pane which window contents are added to...?
Well there are several over panes which logically fall above and below
that one.
-FISH- ><>