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Adding markers on a map - labels on a lable, on button click Java Netbeans [duplicate]

I used JFrame to import and display an image, and used mousemotionlistener to detect the mouse clicks, and I want to be able to draw on top of the image. I want to be able to, if the user makes a click, make that pixel a certain color while preserving the rest of the image, however, I couldn't find out how to use Graphics to do so without deleting the rest of the image or opening a new window.
public class Simple extends JFrame{
static ImageIcon icon;
static JFrame myframe;
static JLabel mylabel;
static BufferedImage image = null;
public static void main(String[] args) {
try{
image = ImageIO.read(new File("mypic.png"));
}
catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
icon=new ImageIcon(image);
myframe=new JFrame();
myframe.setSize(200,200);
myframe.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
mylabel=new JLabel();
mylabel.setIcon(icon);
myframe.getContentPane().add(mylabel);
myframe.pack();
Container container = myframe.getContentPane();
MouseMotionEvents3 mousemotion = new MouseMotionEvents3();
container.add(mousemotion);
myframe.setVisible(true);
while(1 == 1) {
if(mousemotion.signal == true) {
System.out.println("second message");
mousemotion.signal = false;
}
}
}
}
class MouseMotionEvents3 extends JPanel implements MouseListener,
MouseMotionListener {
public boolean signal;
public MouseMotionEvents3() {
addMouseListener(this);
addMouseMotionListener(this);
signal = false;
}
public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent me) {
// System.out.println("i hate you");
}
public void mouseEntered(MouseEvent me) {
}
public void mouseExited(MouseEvent me) {
}
public void mousePressed(MouseEvent me) {
signal = true;
System.out.println("message");
}
public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent me) {
}
public void mouseDragged(MouseEvent me) {
}
public void mouseMoved(MouseEvent me) {
}
}

I would highly recommend that you start by having a read through Performing Custom Painting and the 2D Graphics Trail, they will provide you with a starting point.
There are a number of ways you might achieve this, this example simply keeps track of the click points and draws dots over the top of the image
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.Point;
import java.awt.event.MouseAdapter;
import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
public class Test {
public static void main(String[] args) {
new Test();
}
public Test() {
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
JFrame frame = new JFrame();
frame.add(new TestPane());
frame.pack();
frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
frame.setVisible(true);
}
});
}
public class TestPane extends JPanel {
private List<Point> points;
private BufferedImage image;
public TestPane() {
points = new ArrayList<>(25);
try {
image = ImageIO.read(new File("/Users/shanewhitehead/Desktop/Screen Shot 2017-03-09 at 1.55.18 pm.png"));
} catch (IOException ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}
addMouseListener(new MouseAdapter() {
#Override
public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e) {
points.add(e.getPoint());
repaint();
}
});
}
#Override
public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
return image == null ? new Dimension(200, 200) : new Dimension(image.getWidth(), image.getHeight());
}
#Override
protected void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
super.paintComponent(g);
Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D) g.create();
if (image != null) {
g2d.drawImage(image, 0, 0, this);
}
g2d.setColor(Color.RED);
for (Point p : points) {
g2d.fillOval(p.x - 4, p.y - 4, 8, 8);
}
g2d.dispose();
}
}
}
This example draws the dots directly to the image itself...
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.Point;
import java.awt.event.MouseAdapter;
import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
public class Test {
public static void main(String[] args) {
new Test();
}
public Test() {
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
JFrame frame = new JFrame();
frame.add(new TestPane());
frame.pack();
frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
frame.setVisible(true);
}
});
}
public class TestPane extends JPanel {
private BufferedImage image;
public TestPane() {
try {
image = ImageIO.read(new File("/Users/shanewhitehead/Desktop/Screen Shot 2017-03-09 at 1.55.18 pm.png"));
} catch (IOException ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}
addMouseListener(new MouseAdapter() {
#Override
public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e) {
if (image != null) {
Point p = e.getPoint();
Graphics2D g2d = image.createGraphics();
g2d.setColor(Color.RED);
g2d.fillOval(p.x - 4, p.y - 4, 8, 8);
g2d.dispose();
repaint();
}
}
});
}
#Override
public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
return image == null ? new Dimension(200, 200) : new Dimension(image.getWidth(), image.getHeight());
}
#Override
protected void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
super.paintComponent(g);
Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D) g.create();
g2d.drawImage(image, 0, 0, this);
g2d.dispose();
}
}
}
In both cases, they simply make use of the Graphics2D API

The simplest method would be to have a list of points that represent the pixels you wish to colour. Then override the paint method for the label to first call super.paint (to display the image) and then paint the pixels that have been clicked.
List<Point> points = new ArrayList<>();
myLabel = new JLabel() {
#Override
public void paint(Graphics g) {
super.paint(g);
points.forEach(p -> g.fillRect(p.x, p.y, 1, 1));
}
};
In your mouse handling just add the current point to the list and repaint the label.
public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent me) {
points.add(me.getPoint());
myLabel.repaint();
}
There are more sophisticated methods that involve buffered images but this is likely good enough to get you started.

I figured it out, I can use the getGraphics() method of the JFrame to allow myself to draw on top of the image.
edit: Andrew Thompson is right, minimizing the window removes the changes.

How to draw on top of an image in Java?

I used JFrame to import and display an image, and used mousemotionlistener to detect the mouse clicks, and I want to be able to draw on top of the image. I want to be able to, if the user makes a click, make that pixel a certain color while preserving the rest of the image, however, I couldn't find out how to use Graphics to do so without deleting the rest of the image or opening a new window.
public class Simple extends JFrame{
static ImageIcon icon;
static JFrame myframe;
static JLabel mylabel;
static BufferedImage image = null;
public static void main(String[] args) {
try{
image = ImageIO.read(new File("mypic.png"));
}
catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
icon=new ImageIcon(image);
myframe=new JFrame();
myframe.setSize(200,200);
myframe.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
mylabel=new JLabel();
mylabel.setIcon(icon);
myframe.getContentPane().add(mylabel);
myframe.pack();
Container container = myframe.getContentPane();
MouseMotionEvents3 mousemotion = new MouseMotionEvents3();
container.add(mousemotion);
myframe.setVisible(true);
while(1 == 1) {
if(mousemotion.signal == true) {
System.out.println("second message");
mousemotion.signal = false;
}
}
}
}
class MouseMotionEvents3 extends JPanel implements MouseListener,
MouseMotionListener {
public boolean signal;
public MouseMotionEvents3() {
addMouseListener(this);
addMouseMotionListener(this);
signal = false;
}
public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent me) {
// System.out.println("i hate you");
}
public void mouseEntered(MouseEvent me) {
}
public void mouseExited(MouseEvent me) {
}
public void mousePressed(MouseEvent me) {
signal = true;
System.out.println("message");
}
public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent me) {
}
public void mouseDragged(MouseEvent me) {
}
public void mouseMoved(MouseEvent me) {
}
}

I would highly recommend that you start by having a read through Performing Custom Painting and the 2D Graphics Trail, they will provide you with a starting point.
There are a number of ways you might achieve this, this example simply keeps track of the click points and draws dots over the top of the image
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.Point;
import java.awt.event.MouseAdapter;
import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
public class Test {
public static void main(String[] args) {
new Test();
}
public Test() {
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
JFrame frame = new JFrame();
frame.add(new TestPane());
frame.pack();
frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
frame.setVisible(true);
}
});
}
public class TestPane extends JPanel {
private List<Point> points;
private BufferedImage image;
public TestPane() {
points = new ArrayList<>(25);
try {
image = ImageIO.read(new File("/Users/shanewhitehead/Desktop/Screen Shot 2017-03-09 at 1.55.18 pm.png"));
} catch (IOException ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}
addMouseListener(new MouseAdapter() {
#Override
public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e) {
points.add(e.getPoint());
repaint();
}
});
}
#Override
public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
return image == null ? new Dimension(200, 200) : new Dimension(image.getWidth(), image.getHeight());
}
#Override
protected void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
super.paintComponent(g);
Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D) g.create();
if (image != null) {
g2d.drawImage(image, 0, 0, this);
}
g2d.setColor(Color.RED);
for (Point p : points) {
g2d.fillOval(p.x - 4, p.y - 4, 8, 8);
}
g2d.dispose();
}
}
}
This example draws the dots directly to the image itself...
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.Point;
import java.awt.event.MouseAdapter;
import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
public class Test {
public static void main(String[] args) {
new Test();
}
public Test() {
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
JFrame frame = new JFrame();
frame.add(new TestPane());
frame.pack();
frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
frame.setVisible(true);
}
});
}
public class TestPane extends JPanel {
private BufferedImage image;
public TestPane() {
try {
image = ImageIO.read(new File("/Users/shanewhitehead/Desktop/Screen Shot 2017-03-09 at 1.55.18 pm.png"));
} catch (IOException ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}
addMouseListener(new MouseAdapter() {
#Override
public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e) {
if (image != null) {
Point p = e.getPoint();
Graphics2D g2d = image.createGraphics();
g2d.setColor(Color.RED);
g2d.fillOval(p.x - 4, p.y - 4, 8, 8);
g2d.dispose();
repaint();
}
}
});
}
#Override
public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
return image == null ? new Dimension(200, 200) : new Dimension(image.getWidth(), image.getHeight());
}
#Override
protected void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
super.paintComponent(g);
Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D) g.create();
g2d.drawImage(image, 0, 0, this);
g2d.dispose();
}
}
}
In both cases, they simply make use of the Graphics2D API

The simplest method would be to have a list of points that represent the pixels you wish to colour. Then override the paint method for the label to first call super.paint (to display the image) and then paint the pixels that have been clicked.
List<Point> points = new ArrayList<>();
myLabel = new JLabel() {
#Override
public void paint(Graphics g) {
super.paint(g);
points.forEach(p -> g.fillRect(p.x, p.y, 1, 1));
}
};
In your mouse handling just add the current point to the list and repaint the label.
public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent me) {
points.add(me.getPoint());
myLabel.repaint();
}
There are more sophisticated methods that involve buffered images but this is likely good enough to get you started.

I figured it out, I can use the getGraphics() method of the JFrame to allow myself to draw on top of the image.
edit: Andrew Thompson is right, minimizing the window removes the changes.

Java AWT Draw on Translucent Frame

I am having trouble drawing on a translucent frame. When the "alphaValue" is 255 everything works as expected. But I need a translucent frame. I created a small test class below that demonstrates the problem. As you can see the "MIDDLE" rectangle appears all the time. But the "DRAW" rectangle only appears when "alphaValue" is 255. When it is <=254 you can see via print lines that the method is still called, but the image does not appear to refresh. Thank you in advance for any help.
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Frame;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Panel;
import java.awt.Point;
import java.awt.event.MouseAdapter;
import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
public class TransparencyTest {
private static Point startPoint = new Point();
private static Point endPoint = new Point();
public static void main(String[] args) {
new TransparencyTest().test();
}
#SuppressWarnings("serial")
private void test() {
int alphaValue = 255;
Frame myFrame = new Frame();
myFrame.setUndecorated(true);
myFrame.setBackground(new Color(0, 0, 0, alphaValue));
myFrame.setSize(800, 800);
Panel myPanel = new Panel() {
public void paint(Graphics g) {
super.paint(g);
System.out.println("PAINT");
g.setColor(new Color(255, 0, 0, 255));
if(startPoint.equals(new Point())) {
System.out.println("MIDDLE");
g.drawRect(200, 200, 400, 400);
}
else {
System.out.println("DRAW");
g.drawRect(
(int)Math.min(startPoint.getX(), endPoint.getX()),
(int)Math.min(startPoint.getY(), endPoint.getY()),
(int)Math.abs(startPoint.getX() - endPoint.getX()),
(int)Math.abs(startPoint.getY() - endPoint.getY())
);
}
}
};
myFrame.add(myPanel);
MouseAdapter myMouseAdapter = new MouseAdapter() {
public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e) {
startPoint = e.getPoint();
}
public void mouseDragged(MouseEvent e) {
endPoint = e.getPoint();
myPanel.repaint();
}
};
myPanel.addMouseListener(myMouseAdapter);
myPanel.addMouseMotionListener(myMouseAdapter);
myFrame.setVisible(true);
}
}

AWT components don't have a concept of transparency in of themselves, they are always opaque.
You have use a JPanel, which you use setOpaque to control the opacity (on or off) with. This will allow the panel to become see through and you should then be able to see the alpha affect applied directly to the frame...
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.EventQueue;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Point;
import java.awt.event.MouseAdapter;
import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.UIManager;
import javax.swing.UnsupportedLookAndFeelException;
public class TransparencyTest {
private static Point startPoint = new Point();
private static Point endPoint = new Point();
public static void main(String[] args) {
EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
try {
UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
} catch (ClassNotFoundException | InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException | UnsupportedLookAndFeelException ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}
new TransparencyTest().test();
}
});
}
#SuppressWarnings("serial")
private void test() {
int alphaValue = 128;
JFrame myFrame = new JFrame();
myFrame.setUndecorated(true);
myFrame.setBackground(new Color(0, 0, 0, alphaValue));
// myFrame.setOpacity(0.1f);
myFrame.setSize(800, 800);
myFrame.setLocation(100, 100);
JPanel myPanel = new JPanel() {
public void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
super.paintComponent(g);
System.out.println("PAINT");
g.setColor(new Color(255, 0, 0, 255));
if (startPoint.equals(new Point())) {
System.out.println("MIDDLE");
g.drawRect(200, 200, 400, 400);
} else {
System.out.println("DRAW");
g.drawRect(
(int) Math.min(startPoint.getX(), endPoint.getX()),
(int) Math.min(startPoint.getY(), endPoint.getY()),
(int) Math.abs(startPoint.getX() - endPoint.getX()),
(int) Math.abs(startPoint.getY() - endPoint.getY())
);
}
}
};
myPanel.setOpaque(false);
myFrame.add(myPanel);
MouseAdapter myMouseAdapter = new MouseAdapter() {
public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e) {
startPoint = e.getPoint();
}
public void mouseDragged(MouseEvent e) {
endPoint = e.getPoint();
myPanel.repaint();
}
};
myPanel.addMouseListener(myMouseAdapter);
myPanel.addMouseMotionListener(myMouseAdapter);
myFrame.setVisible(true);
}
}

Difference between Graphics object of getGraphics and paintComponent

If I'm working with a JPanel, what's the difference between the Graphics object returned by getGraphics, and the Graphics object that is passed in paintComponent method?

getGraphics
Can be null
Is a "snap shot" of the last paint process
Anything painted to it will be lost on the next paint cycle
You should avoid using getGraphics and simply use what is past to the paintComponent method.
In theory, there is no difference between them, but if you want what you have painted to survive between repaints, then you should be using paintComponent
Updated with example
Without an example code to go by I'm guessing...but...
Basically, this has a JPanel that acts as the primary "canvas" that draws an image and, when set, a Rectangle which acts as the selection.
It uses a second class as the MouseListener to actually make the decisions about what to paint
import java.awt.AlphaComposite;
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Composite;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.EventQueue;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.Point;
import java.awt.Rectangle;
import java.awt.event.MouseAdapter;
import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.UIManager;
import javax.swing.UnsupportedLookAndFeelException;
public class MouseSelection {
public static void main(String[] args) {
new MouseSelection();
}
public MouseSelection() {
EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
try {
UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
} catch (ClassNotFoundException | InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException | UnsupportedLookAndFeelException ex) {
}
ImagePane imgPane = new ImagePane();
new MouseHandler(imgPane);
JFrame frame = new JFrame("Testing");
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
frame.add(imgPane);
frame.pack();
frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
frame.setVisible(true);
}
});
}
public class MouseHandler extends MouseAdapter {
private ImagePane imgPane;
private Point clickPoint;
public MouseHandler(ImagePane imgPane) {
this.imgPane = imgPane;
imgPane.addMouseMotionListener(this);
imgPane.addMouseListener(this);
}
#Override
public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e) {
imgPane.clearSelection();
clickPoint = e.getPoint();
}
#Override
public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent e) {
clickPoint = null;
}
#Override
public void mouseDragged(MouseEvent e) {
if (clickPoint != null) {
Point dragPoint = e.getPoint();
int x = Math.min(clickPoint.x, dragPoint.x);
int y = Math.min(clickPoint.y, dragPoint.y);
int width = Math.max(clickPoint.x, dragPoint.x) - x;
int height = Math.max(clickPoint.y, dragPoint.y) - y;
imgPane.setSelection(new Rectangle(x, y, width, height));
}
}
}
public class ImagePane extends JPanel {
private BufferedImage img;
private Rectangle selection;
public ImagePane() {
try {
img = ImageIO.read(new File("C:\\hold\\thumbnails\\issue459.jpg"));
} catch (IOException ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}
}
#Override
public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
return img == null ? new Dimension(200, 200) : new Dimension(img.getWidth(), img.getHeight());
}
#Override
protected void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
super.paintComponent(g);
Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D) g.create();
if (img != null) {
int x = (getWidth() - img.getWidth()) / 2;
int y = (getHeight() - img.getHeight()) / 2;
g2d.drawImage(img, x, y, this);
}
if (selection != null) {
Color color = UIManager.getColor("Table.selectionBackground");
g2d.setColor(color);
Composite comp = g2d.getComposite();
g2d.setComposite(AlphaComposite.SrcOver.derive(0.5f));
g2d.fill(selection);
g2d.setComposite(comp);
g2d.draw(selection);
}
g2d.dispose();
}
protected void clearSelection() {
selection = null;
repaint();
}
protected void setSelection(Rectangle rectangle) {
selection = rectangle;
repaint();
}
}
}

Zoom box for area around mouse location on screen [closed]

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Is there any way to create a dynamic Zoom Box in Java which will include e. g. 20x20pix area around the cursor (but even when cursor will move beyond the Frame of app) and which will be shown for example in a small JPanel?
I'm asking in context of a Color Chooser program. The last functionality need to be implemented is just that Zoom Box.

I'm sure there are a number of different ways that this could be achieved.
This basically uses a separate component, which acts as the "zoom box". You supply it a component that you want to "zoom" on. It adds a mouse listener so it can monitor mouse motion events and enter and exit events.
These are used to determine when the "popup" window should be shown, where the popup window should be shown and the area that should be "painted".
This uses the "component to be zoomed" paint method to paint a region to of it to a backing buffer, which is then scaled and painted to the "zoom box"...simple
I've not played around with the zoom factor, so there may still be some quirks, but you should get the basic idea...
While I've presented a image to act as the background, this should work on any component
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.EventQueue;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.Point;
import java.awt.event.MouseAdapter;
import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
import java.awt.geom.AffineTransform;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
import javax.swing.JComponent;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JWindow;
import javax.swing.UIManager;
import javax.swing.UnsupportedLookAndFeelException;
public class ZoomBoxWindow {
public static void main(String[] args) {
new ZoomBoxWindow();
}
public ZoomBoxWindow() {
EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
try {
UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
} catch (ClassNotFoundException | InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException | UnsupportedLookAndFeelException ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}
TestPane pane = new TestPane();
ZoomPane zoomPane = new ZoomPane(pane);
JFrame frame = new JFrame("Testing");
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.add(pane);
frame.pack();
frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
frame.setVisible(true);
}
});
}
public static class ZoomPane extends JPanel {
protected static final int ZOOM_AREA = 40;
private JComponent parent;
private JWindow popup;
private BufferedImage buffer;
private float zoomLevel = 2f;
public ZoomPane(JComponent parent) {
this.parent = parent;
popup = new JWindow();
popup.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
popup.add(this);
popup.pack();
MouseAdapter ma = new MouseAdapter() {
#Override
public void mouseMoved(MouseEvent e) {
Point p = e.getPoint();
Point pos = e.getLocationOnScreen();
updateBuffer(p);
popup.setLocation(pos.x + 16, pos.y + 16);
repaint();
}
#Override
public void mouseEntered(MouseEvent e) {
popup.setVisible(true);
}
#Override
public void mouseExited(MouseEvent e) {
popup.setVisible(false);
}
};
parent.addMouseListener(ma);
parent.addMouseMotionListener(ma);
}
protected void updateBuffer(Point p) {
int width = Math.round(ZOOM_AREA);
int height = Math.round(ZOOM_AREA);
buffer = new BufferedImage(width, height, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
Graphics2D g2d = buffer.createGraphics();
AffineTransform at = new AffineTransform();
int xPos = (ZOOM_AREA / 2) - p.x;
int yPos = (ZOOM_AREA / 2) - p.y;
if (xPos > 0) {
xPos = 0;
}
if (yPos > 0) {
yPos = 0;
}
if ((xPos * -1) + ZOOM_AREA > parent.getWidth()) {
xPos = (parent.getWidth() - ZOOM_AREA) * -1;
}
if ((yPos * -1) + ZOOM_AREA > parent.getHeight()) {
yPos = (parent.getHeight()- ZOOM_AREA) * -1;
}
at.translate(xPos, yPos);
g2d.setTransform(at);
parent.paint(g2d);
g2d.dispose();
}
#Override
public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
return new Dimension(Math.round(ZOOM_AREA * zoomLevel), Math.round(ZOOM_AREA * zoomLevel));
}
#Override
protected void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
super.paintComponent(g);
Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D) g.create();
if (buffer != null) {
AffineTransform at = g2d.getTransform();
g2d.setTransform(AffineTransform.getScaleInstance(zoomLevel, zoomLevel));
g2d.drawImage(buffer, 0, 0, this);
g2d.setTransform(at);
}
g2d.setColor(Color.RED);
g2d.drawRect(0, 0, getWidth() - 1, getHeight() - 1);
g2d.dispose();
}
}
public class TestPane extends JPanel {
private BufferedImage img;
public TestPane() {
try {
img = ImageIO.read(new File("/path/to/your/image"));
} catch (IOException ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}
}
#Override
public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
return img == null ? new Dimension(200, 200) : new Dimension(img.getWidth(), img.getHeight());
}
#Override
protected void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
super.paintComponent(g);
if (img != null) {
Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D) g.create();
int x = (getWidth() - img.getWidth()) / 2;
int y = (getHeight() - img.getHeight()) / 2;
g2d.drawImage(img, x, y, this);
g2d.dispose();
}
}
}
}
Updated with "screen" version
This version will allow you to display a "zoom window" any where on the screen.
This has a minor issue in the fact that you need to hide the zoom window before you capture the screen, then re-show it.
I might be tempted to change the process so that when the updateBuffer method detected that the mouse position hadn't changed, it updated the buffer and showed the zoom window. When the mouse position changes, it would hide the window again...but that's me ;)
import java.awt.AWTException;
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.EventQueue;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.MouseInfo;
import java.awt.Point;
import java.awt.PointerInfo;
import java.awt.Rectangle;
import java.awt.Robot;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.awt.geom.AffineTransform;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import javax.swing.Action;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JWindow;
import javax.swing.Timer;
import javax.swing.UIManager;
import javax.swing.UnsupportedLookAndFeelException;
import static zoomboxwindow.ZoomBoxWindow.ZoomPane.ZOOM_AREA;
public class GlobalZoomBox {
public static void main(String[] args) {
new GlobalZoomBox();
}
public GlobalZoomBox() {
EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
try {
UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
} catch (ClassNotFoundException | InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException | UnsupportedLookAndFeelException ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}
Zoomer zoomer = new Zoomer();
zoomer.setZoomWinodwVisible(true);
}
});
}
public class Zoomer extends JPanel {
protected static final int ZOOM_AREA = 40;
private JWindow popup;
private BufferedImage buffer;
private Robot bot;
private float zoomLevel = 2f;
private Point lastPoint;
private final Timer timer;
public Zoomer() {
popup = new JWindow();
popup.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
popup.add(this);
popup.pack();
try {
bot = new Robot();
} catch (AWTException ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}
timer = new Timer(125, new ActionListener() {
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
updateBuffer();
}
});
timer.setCoalesce(true);
timer.setInitialDelay(0);
}
public void setZoomWinodwVisible(boolean value) {
if (value && !popup.isVisible()) {
timer.start();
popup.setVisible(true);
} else {
timer.stop();
popup.setVisible(false);
}
}
#Override
public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
return new Dimension(Math.round(ZOOM_AREA * zoomLevel), Math.round(ZOOM_AREA * zoomLevel));
}
protected void updateBuffer() {
if (bot != null) {
PointerInfo info = MouseInfo.getPointerInfo();
Point p = info.getLocation();
if (lastPoint == null || !lastPoint.equals(p)) {
int x = p.x - (ZOOM_AREA / 2);
int y = p.y - (ZOOM_AREA / 2);
popup.setLocation(p.x + 16, p.y + 16);
popup.setVisible(false);
buffer = bot.createScreenCapture(new Rectangle(x, y, ZOOM_AREA, ZOOM_AREA));
popup.setVisible(true);
lastPoint = p;
repaint();
}
}
}
#Override
protected void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
super.paintComponent(g);
Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D) g.create();
if (buffer != null) {
AffineTransform at = g2d.getTransform();
g2d.setTransform(AffineTransform.getScaleInstance(zoomLevel, zoomLevel));
g2d.drawImage(buffer, 0, 0, this);
g2d.setTransform(at);
}
g2d.setColor(Color.RED);
g2d.drawRect(0, 0, getWidth() - 1, getHeight() - 1);
g2d.dispose();
}
}
}
Updated with "tooltip" style popup
The main problems with the second example is the fact that you need to hide the popup in order to grab a screen shoot. This is done to prevent the popup from begin captured as well. This makes the popup "flash" every time the mouse is moved.
You "could" get around this ensuring the popup is positioned out side the range of the capture, but as you increase the capture area, the popup will move further away from the cursor.
This would, of course, be a great solution for fixed position display (ie, you had a panel fixed on a JFrame instead of a floating box)
This is an additional update that uses a second timer to display the zoom box after the user has stopped moving the mouse.
import java.awt.AWTException;
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Dimension;
import java.awt.EventQueue;
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.MouseInfo;
import java.awt.Point;
import java.awt.PointerInfo;
import java.awt.Rectangle;
import java.awt.Robot;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.awt.geom.AffineTransform;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import javax.swing.Action;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JWindow;
import javax.swing.Timer;
import javax.swing.UIManager;
import javax.swing.UnsupportedLookAndFeelException;
import static zoomboxwindow.ZoomBoxWindow.ZoomPane.ZOOM_AREA;
public class GlobalZoomBox {
public static void main(String[] args) {
new GlobalZoomBox();
}
public GlobalZoomBox() {
EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
try {
UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
} catch (ClassNotFoundException | InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException | UnsupportedLookAndFeelException ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}
Zoomer zoomer = new Zoomer();
zoomer.setZoomWinodwVisible(true);
}
});
}
public class Zoomer extends JPanel {
protected static final int ZOOM_AREA = 80;
private JWindow popup;
private BufferedImage buffer;
private Robot bot;
private float zoomLevel = 2f;
private Point lastPoint;
private final Timer timer;
private final Timer popupTimer;
public Zoomer() {
popup = new JWindow();
popup.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
popup.add(this);
popup.pack();
try {
bot = new Robot();
} catch (AWTException ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}
timer = new Timer(125, new ActionListener() {
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
updateBuffer();
}
});
timer.setCoalesce(true);
timer.setInitialDelay(0);
popupTimer = new Timer(250, new ActionListener() {
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
if (lastPoint != null) {
System.out.println("lastPoint = " + lastPoint);
popup.setVisible(false);
Point p = lastPoint;
int x = p.x - (ZOOM_AREA / 2);
int y = p.y - (ZOOM_AREA / 2);
popup.setLocation(p.x + 16, p.y + 16);
buffer = bot.createScreenCapture(new Rectangle(x, y, ZOOM_AREA, ZOOM_AREA));
repaint();
popup.setVisible(true);
}
}
});
popupTimer.setRepeats(false);
}
public void setZoomWinodwVisible(boolean value) {
if (value && !popup.isVisible()) {
timer.start();
popup.setVisible(true);
} else {
timer.stop();
popup.setVisible(false);
}
}
#Override
public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
return new Dimension(Math.round(ZOOM_AREA * zoomLevel), Math.round(ZOOM_AREA * zoomLevel));
}
protected void updateBuffer() {
if (bot != null) {
PointerInfo info = MouseInfo.getPointerInfo();
Point p = info.getLocation();
if (lastPoint == null || !lastPoint.equals(p)) {
lastPoint = p;
popupTimer.stop();
popup.setVisible(false);
} else {
if (!popup.isVisible()) {
popupTimer.start();
}
}
}
}
#Override
protected void paintComponent(Graphics g) {
super.paintComponent(g);
Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D) g.create();
if (buffer != null) {
AffineTransform at = g2d.getTransform();
g2d.setTransform(AffineTransform.getScaleInstance(zoomLevel, zoomLevel));
g2d.drawImage(buffer, 0, 0, this);
g2d.setTransform(at);
}
g2d.setColor(Color.RED);
g2d.drawRect(0, 0, getWidth() - 1, getHeight() - 1);
g2d.dispose();
}
}
}

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import javax.swing.*;
class ZoomOnMouse {
public static void main(String[] args) throws AWTException {
final Robot robot = new Robot();
Runnable r = new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
final int size = 256;
final BufferedImage bi = new BufferedImage(
size, size, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB);
final JLabel gui = new JLabel(new ImageIcon(bi));
ActionListener zoomListener = new ActionListener() {
#Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
PointerInfo pi = MouseInfo.getPointerInfo();
Point p = pi.getLocation();
BufferedImage temp = robot.createScreenCapture(
new Rectangle(p.x-(size/4), p.y-(size/4),
(size/2), (size/2)));
Graphics g = bi.getGraphics();
g.drawImage(temp, 0, 0, size, size, null);
g.dispose();
gui.repaint();
}
};
Timer t = new Timer(40, zoomListener);
t.start();
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, gui);
t.stop();
}
};
// Swing GUIs should be created and updated on the EDT
// http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/concurrency/initial.html
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(r);
}
}