JMenuItem.setMargin

[Gregg Bolinger]

I have been trying to set the margin of my JMenuItems to spread them out a little so they aren't so crammed together. Here is how I thought was the right way
Insets s = new Insets(5, 5, 5, 5);
JMenuItem b = new JMenuItem("b");
b.setMargin(s);
Anyway, it is not working. Could someone correct my problem?
Thanks

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Happy Coding,
Gregg Bolinger

[Gregg Bolinger]

Ok, I have started to get this figured out on my own. But there is a problem. Here is my code.

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import javax.swing.*;

class MainMenuBar extends JMenuBar {


public MainMenuBar() {



//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//Creating the File Menu and it's MenuItems//
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////



JMenu file = new JMenu("File");
file.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_F);
add(file);

JMenuItem New = new JMenuItem("New...", new ImageIcon("images//icons//16X16//New.gif"));
Insets s = New.getInsets();
s.bottom = 20;

New.setAccelerator(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_N, ActionEvent.CTRL_MASK));
New.setMargin(s);
file.add(New);

JMenuItem Open = new JMenuItem("Open...", new ImageIcon("images//icons//16X16//Open.gif"));
Open.setAccelerator(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_O, ActionEvent.CTRL_MASK));
file.add(Open);

JMenuItem Close = new JMenuItem("Close", new ImageIcon("images//icons//16X16//blank.gif"));
Close.setAccelerator(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_C, ActionEvent.CTRL_MASK));
file.add(Close);

file.addSeparator();

JMenu Import = new JMenu("Import");
Import.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_I);
file.add(Import);

JMenuItem fromSQL = new JMenuItem("From SQL...");
fromSQL.setAccelerator(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_1, ActionEvent.CTRL_MASK));
Import.add(fromSQL);

JMenuItem fromACCESS = new JMenuItem("From Access...");
fromACCESS.setAccelerator(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_2, ActionEvent.CTRL_MASK));
Import.add(fromACCESS);

JMenuItem fromEXCEL = new JMenuItem("From Excel...");
fromEXCEL.setAccelerator(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_3, ActionEvent.CTRL_MASK));
Import.add(fromEXCEL);

JMenuItem fromTXT = new JMenuItem("From Text File...");
fromTXT.setAccelerator(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_4, ActionEvent.CTRL_MASK));
Import.add(fromTXT);

JMenu Export = new JMenu("Export");
Export.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_E);
file.add(Export);

JMenuItem toSQL = new JMenuItem("To SQL...");
toSQL.setAccelerator(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_1, ActionEvent.CTRL_MASK + ActionEvent.SHIFT_MASK));
Export.add(toSQL);

JMenuItem toACCESS = new JMenuItem("To Access...");
toACCESS.setAccelerator(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_2, ActionEvent.CTRL_MASK + ActionEvent.SHIFT_MASK));
Export.add(toACCESS);

JMenuItem toEXCEL = new JMenuItem("To Excel...");
toEXCEL.setAccelerator(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_3, ActionEvent.CTRL_MASK + ActionEvent.SHIFT_MASK));
Export.add(toEXCEL);

JMenuItem toTXT = new JMenuItem("To Text File...");
toTXT.setAccelerator(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_4, ActionEvent.CTRL_MASK + ActionEvent.SHIFT_MASK));
Export.add(toTXT);

file.addSeparator();

JMenuItem WebSync = new JMenuItem("WebSync...", new ImageIcon("images//icons//16X16//WebSync.gif"));
WebSync.setAccelerator(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_W, ActionEvent.CTRL_MASK));
file.add(WebSync);

file.addSeparator();

JMenuItem Exit = new JMenuItem("Exit", new ImageIcon("images//icons//16X16//blank.gif"));
Exit.setAccelerator(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_X, ActionEvent.CTRL_MASK));
file.add(Exit);

Exit.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {

System.exit(0);

}});

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//Creating the Search Menu and It's MenuItems//
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

JMenu search = new JMenu("Search");
search.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_S);
add(search);

JMenuItem Find = new JMenuItem("Find", new ImageIcon("images//icons//16X16//Find.gif"));
Find.setAccelerator(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_F, ActionEvent.CTRL_MASK));
search.add(Find);

JMenuItem FindNext = new JMenuItem("Find Next", new ImageIcon("images//icons//16X16//blank.gif"));
FindNext.setAccelerator(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_F3, 0));
search.add(FindNext);

JMenuItem FindPrev = new JMenuItem("Find Previous", new ImageIcon("images//icons//16X16//blank.gif"));
FindPrev.setAccelerator(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_F3, ActionEvent.SHIFT_MASK));
search.add(FindPrev);



//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//Creating the View Menu and It's MenuItems//
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
JMenu view = new JMenu("View");
view.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_V);
add(view);

JMenuItem ViewTables = new JMenuItem("Table View", new ImageIcon("images//icons//16X16/Sheets.gif"));
view.add(ViewTables);

JMenu ToolBars = new JMenu("Toolbars");
ToolBars.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_T);
view.add(ToolBars);

JCheckBoxMenuItem Standard = new JCheckBoxMenuItem("Standard");
Standard.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_S);
ToolBars.add(Standard);

JCheckBoxMenuItem Tools = new JCheckBoxMenuItem("Tools");
Tools.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_T);
ToolBars.add(Tools);




//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////



}




}

I thought that since I only grabbed the insets from the New JMenuItem that it would only affect that Component, but it has affected the entire JMenuBar. Anyone know what is going on here?
BTW - This class is called from another class that extends JFrame and creates a JDesktopPane with JInternalFrames. I just didn't want all this mess to be in with my main() file.
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Happy Coding,
Gregg Bolinger
[This message has been edited by Gregg Bolinger (edited October 31, 2001).]

[Gregg Bolinger]

Ok, I am the only one responding to myself. I REALLY need some help here. If anyone has any information, please post.
Thank you

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Happy Coding,
Gregg Bolinger