Setting a JPanel contained in a JDesktopPane as always on top

Question

I know this is a simple procedure with JInternalFrame, but can it be done with a measly JPanel?

Answer 1

If the tool bar is sitting across one of the sides of the GUI, why try to add the toolbar directly to the JDesktopPane? Why not hold everything in a JPanel that uses BorderLayout, add the JDesktopPane to this JPanel BorderLayout.CENTER and add the toolbar to the JPanel BorderLayout.WHATEVER (depending on where you want to place it)?

Answer 2

Instead of JPanel for your toolbar, consider JToolBar in conjunction with Action. Conveniently, a JToolBar is detachable on most platforms. There are related examples here and here.