Using library (GGraphics) causes flicker in GUI

From:
Felix Natter <felix.natter@smail.inf.fh-brs.de>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.java.gui
Date:
Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:19:35 +0100
Message-ID:
<877hskgvi0.fsf@etchy.mobile.lcn>
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hallo,

I'd like to use the GGraphics library:
  http://geosoft.no/graphics/
in my Swing project.

However, when I open a GWindow (from GGraphics, does *NOT* derive from a
Swing Class), sometimes (not always reproducible) all other Widgets
(especially JTables) start flickering when the mouse is above
those widgets.

It seems like the GWindow causes invalidations of other regions (even in
other windows and even after the GGraphics window is closed!), so that
those widgets need to be repainted.

Do you have any idea what might cause this?

I attached a small example which needs G.jar and nicenumbers.jar:
  http://geosoft.no/graphics/G.jar
  http://geosoft.no/software/nicenumbers/nicenumbers.jar
It consists of two buttons. One of those ("Hist") opens the GWindow and
sometimes introduces flicker in all other guis, including the JTable that
can be opened with the other button.

As an alternative: Can you suggest another package which does drawing
graphs and zooming in/out ("canvas widget")?

Thanks in Advance!
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Felix Natter

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Content-Type: text/x-java
Content-Disposition: inline; filename=HistogramTest.java

import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.Font;
import java.awt.GridBagConstraints;
import java.awt.Insets;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.text.DecimalFormat;
import java.util.Iterator;

import javax.swing.BoxLayout;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JScrollBar;
import javax.swing.JTable;
import javax.swing.table.AbstractTableModel;

import no.geosoft.cc.geometry.Geometry;
import no.geosoft.cc.graphics.GObject;
import no.geosoft.cc.graphics.GPosition;
import no.geosoft.cc.graphics.GScene;
import no.geosoft.cc.graphics.GSegment;
import no.geosoft.cc.graphics.GStyle;
import no.geosoft.cc.graphics.GText;
import no.geosoft.cc.graphics.GViewport;
import no.geosoft.cc.graphics.GWindow;
import no.geosoft.cc.graphics.GWorldExtent;
import no.geosoft.cc.graphics.ZoomInteraction;
import no.geosoft.cc.util.NiceNumber;
import no.geosoft.cc.util.NiceNumbers;

public class HistogramTest extends JFrame implements ActionListener {

    private Test3 t;
    private Demo15 histo;

    public HistogramTest(){

        GridBagConstraints gbc = new GridBagConstraints();

        gbc.insets = new Insets(2,2,2,2);
        gbc.gridx = 0;
        gbc.gridy = 0;
        gbc.gridwidth = 2;
        gbc.gridheight = 1;
        gbc.fill = GridBagConstraints.BOTH;
        gbc.weightx = 0.7;
        gbc.weighty = 0.1;

        JPanel pnl = new JPanel();
        JButton tabelle = new JButton("Tabelle");
        tabelle.addActionListener(this);
        tabelle.setActionCommand("tab");
        pnl.add(tabelle,gbc);

        gbc.gridx = 1;

        JButton histog = new JButton("Histo");
        histog.addActionListener(this);
        histog.setActionCommand("histo");
        pnl.add(histog,gbc);
        add(pnl);

        setVisible(true);
        setSize(500,400);

    }

    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
        if (e.getActionCommand().equals("tab"))
            t = new Test3();
        else if (e.getActionCommand().equals("histo"))
            histo = new Demo15();
    }

    public static void main (String[]args){
        new HistogramTest();
    }

}

/**
 * G demo program. Demonstrates:
 *
 * <ul>
 * <li>A rudimentary chart library
 * <li>The use of multiple scenes
 * <li>World extent usage
 * <li>Zooming and scrolling
 * <li><em>Nice number</em> generation
 * </ul>
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:jacob.dreyer@geosoft.no">Jacob Dreyer</a>
 */
class Demo15 extends JFrame
{
  /**
   * Class for creating the demo canvas and hande Swing events.
   */
  public Demo15()
  {
    super ("G Graphics Library - Demo 15");
    setDefaultCloseOperation (JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    
    // Create the GUI
    JPanel topLevel = new JPanel();
    topLevel.setLayout (new BorderLayout());
    getContentPane().add (topLevel);

    JScrollBar hScrollBar = new JScrollBar (JScrollBar.HORIZONTAL);
    getContentPane().add (hScrollBar, BorderLayout.SOUTH);

    JScrollBar vScrollBar = new JScrollBar (JScrollBar.VERTICAL);
    getContentPane().add (vScrollBar, BorderLayout.EAST);

    // Create the graphic canvas
    GWindow window = new GWindow (new Color (255, 255, 255));
    topLevel.add (window.getCanvas(), BorderLayout.CENTER);
    
    // Create a value set to be plotted
    ValueSet valueSet = new ValueSet();

    // Definition of exact chart location inside window
    Insets insets = new Insets (80, 60, 20, 20);
    
    // Create a "background" device oriented annotation scene
    GScene annotationScene = new GScene (window);
    GObject annotation = new Annotation (insets);
    annotationScene.add (annotation);

    // Create a value specific "plot" scene
    GScene plot = new Plot (window, valueSet, insets);
    annotationScene.setUserData (plot);

    pack();
    setSize (new Dimension (500, 500));
    setVisible (true);

    // Start zoom interaction
    GStyle zoomStyle = new GStyle();
    zoomStyle.setForegroundColor (new Color (0, 0, 0));
    zoomStyle.setBackgroundColor (new Color (0.8f, 1.0f, 0.8f, 0.3f));
    window.startInteraction (new ZoomInteraction (plot, zoomStyle));

    // Make sure plot can be scrolled
    plot.installScrollHandler (hScrollBar, vScrollBar);
  }

  
  private class Annotation extends GObject
  {
    private Insets insets_;
    private GSegment background_;
    private GSegment title_;

    
    public Annotation (Insets insets)
    {
      insets_ = insets;
      
      background_ = new GSegment();
      GStyle backgroundStyle = new GStyle();
      backgroundStyle.setBackgroundColor (new Color (1.0f, 1.0f, 0.9f, 0.8f));
      background_.setStyle (backgroundStyle);
      addSegment (background_);

      title_ = new GSegment();
      GStyle titleStyle = new GStyle();
      titleStyle.setForegroundColor (new Color (100, 120, 120));
      titleStyle.setFont (new Font ("Dialog", Font.BOLD, 20));
      title_.setStyle (titleStyle);
      title_.setText (new GText ("G Graphics Library - Demo 15"));
      addSegment (title_);
      
      GStyle axisStyle = new GStyle();
      axisStyle.setForegroundColor (new Color (100, 100, 100));
      axisStyle.setBackgroundColor (null);
      axisStyle.setFont (new Font ("Dialog", Font.BOLD, 10));

      Axis horizontalAxis = new Axis (true, insets_);
      horizontalAxis.setStyle (axisStyle);
      add (horizontalAxis);
      
      Axis verticalAxis = new Axis (false, insets_);
      verticalAxis.setStyle (axisStyle);
      add (verticalAxis);
    }
    

    public void draw()
    {
      GViewport viewport = getScene().getViewport();

      int x0 = insets_.left;
      int y0 = insets_.top;
      int width = viewport.getX3() - insets_.right - insets_.left + 1;
      int height = viewport.getY3() - insets_.bottom - insets_.top + 1;

      // Draw background
      background_.setGeometry (Geometry.createRectangle (x0, y0, width, height));

      // Draw title
      title_.setGeometry (x0 + width / 2, y0 / 2);
    }
  }

  /**
   * A GObject representing one axis with annotation.
   */
  private class Axis extends GObject
  {
    private Insets insets_;
    private boolean isTop_;

    public Axis (boolean isTop, Insets insets)
    {
      isTop_ = isTop;
      insets_ = insets;
    }
    
    
    public void draw()
    {
      removeSegments();
      
      // Get device coordinates
      GViewport viewport = getScene().getViewport();

      int vx0 = insets_.left;
      int vy0 = insets_.top;
      int vx1 = viewport.getX3() - insets_.right;
      int vy1 = viewport.getY3() - insets_.bottom;

      // Get annotation range
      GObject plot = (GObject) getScene().getUserData();
      if (plot == null) return;
      
      GWorldExtent worldExtent = plot.getScene().getWorldExtent();

      double[] w0 = worldExtent.get (0);
      double[] w1 = worldExtent.get (1);
      double[] w2 = worldExtent.get (2);

      // Prepare axis values
      double from = isTop_ ? w0[0] : w2[1];
      double to = isTop_ ? w1[0] : w0[1];

      int x0 = vx0;
      int y0 = vy0;
      int x1 = isTop_ ? vx1 : x0;
      int y1 = isTop_ ? y0 : vy1;

      double length = Geometry.length (x0, y0, x1, y1);
      int n = (int) (length / 50.0);

      NiceNumbers niceNumbers = new NiceNumbers (from, to, n, true);

      DecimalFormat format = new DecimalFormat ("0.00");
      
      for (Iterator i = niceNumbers.iterator(); i.hasNext(); ) {
        NiceNumber niceNumber = (NiceNumber) i.next();

        int rank = niceNumber.getRank();
        if (rank < 2) {
          int tickLength = rank == 0 ? 5 : 3;

          GSegment tick = new GSegment();
          int tx0 = isTop_ ? x0 + (int) Math.round (niceNumber.getPosition() * (x1 - x0)) : x0 - tickLength;
          int ty0 = isTop_ ? y0 - tickLength : y0 + (int) Math.round (niceNumber.getPosition() * (y1 - y0));
          int tx1 = isTop_ ? tx0 : (rank == 0 ? vx1 : x0);
          int ty1 = isTop_ ? (rank == 0 ? vy1 : y0) : ty0;
          tick.setGeometry (tx0, ty0, tx1, ty1);

          if (rank == 0) {
            double value = niceNumber.getValue();
            GText text = new GText (format.format (value),
                                    isTop_ ? GPosition.TOP : GPosition.LEFT);
            tick.setText (text);
          }

          addSegment (tick);
        }
      }
    }
  }
  

  private class Curve extends GObject
  {
    private GSegment curve_;
    private double[] values_;

    
    Curve (ValueSet valueSet)
    {
      curve_ = new GSegment();
      addSegment (curve_);

      int nValues = 400;
      values_ = new double[2*nValues];

      double[] xRange = valueSet.getXRange();

      double step = (xRange[1] - xRange[0]) / nValues;
      int index = 0;
      for (int i = 0; i < nValues; i++) {
        double x = xRange[0] + i*step;
        double y = valueSet.getY (x);

        values_[index + 0] = x;
        values_[index + 1] = y;

        index+=2;
      }
    }
    

    public void draw()
    {
      curve_.setGeometryXy (values_);
    }
  }
  
  
  
  /**
   * Defines the geometry and presentation for a sample
   * graphic object.
   */
  private class Plot extends GScene
  {
    private Insets insets_;

    
    Plot (GWindow window, ValueSet valueSet, Insets insets)
    {
      super (window);

      insets_ = insets;
      
      double[] xRange = valueSet.getXRange();
      double[] yRange = valueSet.getYRange();
      
      double w0[] = {xRange[0], yRange[0], 0.0};
      double w1[] = {xRange[1], yRange[0], 0.0};
      double w2[] = {xRange[0], yRange[1], 0.0};
      setWorldExtent (w0, w1, w2);

      Curve curve = new Curve (valueSet);
      GStyle curveStyle = new GStyle();
      curveStyle.setForegroundColor (new Color (255, 0, 0));
      curveStyle.setLineWidth (2);
      curve.setStyle (curveStyle);
      add (curve);
    }

    protected void resize (double dx, double dy)
    {
      super.resize (dx, dy);
      setViewport (insets_.left, insets_.top,
                   getWindow().getWidth() - insets_.left - insets_.right,
                   getWindow().getHeight() - insets_.top - insets_.bottom);
    }
  }

  

  private class ValueSet
  {
    public double getMin()
    {
      return 0.0;
    }
    
    
    public double[] getXRange()
    {
      return new double[] {-100.0, +100.0};
    }
    
    
    public double[] getYRange()
    {
      return new double[] {-1.0, +1.0};
    }
    
    
    public double getY (double x)
    {
      double a = Math.sqrt (Math.abs (x));
      return Math.sin (x) / (a == 0.0 ? 1.0 : a);
    }
  }
  

  
  public static void main (String[] args)
  {
    new Demo15();
  }
}

class DataModel extends AbstractTableModel {
    private Object[][] data;
    private Object[] column;
    public int getColumnCount() { return column.length; }
    public int getRowCount() { return data.length; }
    public String getColumnName(int col) {
        return (String)column[col];
    }
    public Object getValueAt(int row, int col) {
        // this gets called all the time!
        //System.out.println("getValueAt("+row+","+col+")");
        return data[row][col];
    }
    public void setValueAt(Object obj, int row, int col) {
        data[row][col] = obj;
    }
    public boolean CellEditable(int row, int col) {
        return true;
    }
    public DataModel() {
        data = new Object[][]{
            { "a","","","","",""},
            { "","b","","","",""},
            { "","","c","","",""},
            { "","","","d","",""},
            { "","","","","e",""},
            { "","","","","","f"}};
        column = new Object[]{"A","B","C","D","E","F"};
    }

}

class Test3 extends JFrame {
    JTable dataTable;
    DataModel datamodel;
    JPanel tablepnl;

    public Test3() {

        datamodel = new DataModel();
    
        dataTable = new JTable(datamodel);
       
     
        tablepnl = new JPanel();
        tablepnl.setLayout(new BoxLayout(tablepnl, BoxLayout.Y_AXIS));
        tablepnl.add(dataTable);
        //tablepnl.add(Box.createRigidArea(new Dimension(0,20)));
        //tablepnl.add(Box.createRigidArea(new Dimension(0,20)));
        add(tablepnl);
        setVisible(true);
        setSize(300,200);
    }
    
}

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