Re: [sdljava-users] Can AWT/Swing widgets be used inside or alongside sdlsurface?

[Chris D. <Des...@nt...>]

Sannie Kwakman wrote:

> Hi everyone!
>
> I'm checking out various high-speed graphics and game libraries for 
> use in a java based multiplayer game I'm developing. Sdljava seems to 
> do the trick on most requirements, but there is something that I 
> haven't figured out yet. At certain points in the game, there will be 
> several animations and sprite-movements displayed at once, with some 
> basic chat functionality right next to it. My knowledge of sdljava (or 
> SDL for that matter) is still pretty limited, but my understanding is 
> that I have to create a SDLSurface for the animations and sprite 
> movements (using openGL or sdl_gfx). I wanted to use the standard AWT 
> (or, if possible, Swing) widgets for the chatinterface, which is 
> nothing more than a TextField and scrollable TextArea. In my tests I 
> haven't been able to combine a SDL_surface and AWT/Swing widgets in 
> one window. My approaches so far have been pretty awt-centric (trying 
> to add a SDLSurface to a Container/Frame/JFrame and trying to get a 
> AWT/Swing widget to draw on a SDLSurface) none of which were 
> succesfull. And because a SDLSurface creates its own window, 
> drawing/adding AWT widgets next to the SDLSurface don't seem to be 
> possible either.
>
> Is combining AWT/Swing with SDL graphics actually possible (and if so, 
> how) or are there other methods for creating a chat interface within a 
> surface?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> -- Sannie Kwakman

This seems to be quite a good idea, but you can't do it using the 
approach you are taking.


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