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    Hi i am new in java and i want to add a sliding menu into a vertical panel but i don't no were to star anyone who can assist even if its giving me an idea would be highly appreciated. its for my final college desktop application.
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    Default Re: how to design a sliding menu in a jpanel

    What exactly is a sliding menu? A menu that you slide (like unlocking an iphone)? A menu that slides into place? Something else?
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    Default Re: how to design a sliding menu in a jpanel

    no its not the unlocking an iphone kind a good example is like the one for window xp. when you open a window in xp it has a vertical menu on the left with drop down or what i call sliding menu in categories.

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    Default Re: how to design a sliding menu in a jpanel

    sliding menu.jpg this is what i mean by a sliding menu bar. am referring to the menu on the left. if any one could help.

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    Default Re: how to design a sliding menu in a jpanel

    That's a collection of several Components, mostly JButtons with icons. You could put them in a JPanel (and put that JPanel in a JSplitPane), or you could try using a menu with icons instead. But if you're looking for a Component that has this already done for you, you're probably out of luck. You're going to have to make your own.
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    Default Re: how to design a sliding menu in a jpanel

    Thank alot for the idea, all i want is dropdown menu like the xp window to impress my lecturer. although i want the menu without the icons when i click the menu an internalframe is displayed on my main frame. I will try what u have just told me and if i get stuck i hope i can get more ideas from you thanks

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