How do I make the menu bar accessible if i'm using the glass pane

[BugFree]

Hi I'm trying to create a program that uses a image as a background.
When i figured out how to set the image to the background of the gui it
wouldn't let me place buttons or textfields on top of it. This is how i
did it...

((JPanel)getContentPane()).setOpaque(false);
ImageIcon image = new ImageIcon("usamap.gif");
JLabel backlabel = new JLabel(image);
getLayeredPane().add(backlabel, new Integer(Integer.MIN_VALUE));
backlabel.setBounds(0,0,image.getIconWidth(), image.getIconHeight());

This way I was unable to place the buttons i needed over top. So I
tried to use the glass pane for that which worked but now my menu bar
does not respond. Any ideas on how I could fix this problem or a
better way to place the image in the background and still use buttons
on it would be greatly apreciated.

Thanks

 

[Monique Y. Mudama]

Hi I'm trying to create a program that uses a image as a background.
When i figured out how to set the image to the background of the gui it
wouldn't let me place buttons or textfields on top of it. This is how i
did it...

((JPanel)getContentPane()).setOpaque(false);
ImageIcon image = new ImageIcon("usamap.gif");
JLabel backlabel = new JLabel(image);
getLayeredPane().add(backlabel, new Integer(Integer.MIN_VALUE));
backlabel.setBounds(0,0,image.getIconWidth(), image.getIconHeight());

This way I was unable to place the buttons i needed over top. So I
tried to use the glass pane for that which worked but now my menu bar
does not respond. Any ideas on how I could fix this problem or a
better way to place the image in the background and still use buttons
on it would be greatly apreciated.

I've never used it, but what about the OverlayLayout?

http://www.java2s.com/Code/Java/Swing-JFC/AtestoftheOverlayLayoutmanagerallowingexperimentation.htm

 

[BugFree]

I don't really know anything about the overlay layout i'm not sure i
know how to use it but i'll give it a try

thanks