Are there any examples of a JMEDesktop?

Troubleshooting gui
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I am currently using this code:

JMEDesktop myDesktop = new JMEDesktop("MyDesktop", 640, 480, true, null);
myDesktop.setRenderQueueMode (Renderer.QUEUE_ORTHO);
myDesktop.setLocalTranslation(new Vector3f (0,0,0));
myDesktop.setLightCombineMode(LightState.OFF);
myDesktop.updateRenderState();

myDesktop.getJDesktop().add (new JInternalFrame ("Frame", true, true, true, true));

rootNode.attachChild (myDesktop);



Which does absolutely nothing.  I have never used JDesktops in the past, so I don't really know if I am not using the JMEDesktop properly, or if I am just not adding anything to it.
2

Have a look at HelloJMEDesktop and TestJMEDesktop for simple examples.

3

You must set your JInternalFrame visible, and set a size and location for it.

See http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/components/internalframe.html for details.

4

Thanks, I got it working.  Just another question, I have used the substance look and feel (and altered the examples to use substance), and I noticed that it changes the background of the quad to a dithered gray.  Is that normal?

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691175002 said:
Is that normal?

Yes it is. At least I get the same results for the skins that are provided with substance.
6

Sorry about all these questions, but I can't figure out why this code sometimes culls the GUI quad:

Finally, is there a way to disable the mouse control of the camera in SimpleGame?

import javax.swing.JInternalFrame;
import javax.swing.UIManager;

import org.jvnet.substance.skin.SubstanceRavenGraphiteGlassLookAndFeel;

import com.jme.app.SimpleGame;
import com.jme.input.MouseInput;
import com.jme.renderer.Renderer;
import com.jme.scene.Node;
import com.jme.scene.SceneElement;
import com.jme.scene.state.LightState;
import com.jmex.awt.swingui.JMEDesktop;

public class GUITest extends SimpleGame {

   /**
    * @param args
    */
   public static void main(String[] args) {
      new GUITest().start();
   }
   
   protected void simpleInitGame () {
      MouseInput.get().setCursorVisible(true);
      try {
         //UIManager.setLookAndFeel(new SubstanceRavenGraphiteGlassLookAndFeel());
      } catch (Exception e) {
      }
      Node nGUI = new Node("Swing");
      nGUI.setRenderQueueMode(Renderer.QUEUE_ORTHO);

      JMEDesktop myDesktop = new JMEDesktop("desktop", display.getWidth(), display.getHeight(), input);
      nGUI.attachChild (myDesktop);

      myDesktop.getLocalTranslation().set(display.getWidth() / 2, display.getHeight() / 2, 0);

      //InternalPane
      JInternalFrame ipFrame = new JInternalFrame("MyFrame", true, true, true, true);
      myDesktop.getJDesktop().add(ipFrame);

      ipFrame.setVisible(true);
      ipFrame.setSize(500,500);

      rootNode.attachChild(nGUI);
      nGUI.setCullMode(SceneElement.CULL_NEVER);
      nGUI.setLightCombineMode(LightState.OFF);
      nGUI.updateRenderState();
      nGUI.updateGeometricState(0, true);
   }
}


I probbably should have done most of that from the swing thread but oh well.
7

Culling must be disabled for things in the ortho queue. Make sure the desktop itself and all nodes it resides in have CULL_NEVER state.

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irrisor said:

Culling must be disabled for things in the ortho queue. Make sure the desktop itself and all nodes it resides in have CULL_NEVER state.


Would this include the root node?
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Well, if you attach your desktop to the root node, yes. But you should not do that. fpsNode in SimpleGame or a custom node would be more suited.