Floating component
Hello,
I'm creating a form with a bunch of text fields. When a text field gains focus, to make input a bit easier for the user, I would like to have some sort of component containing a JTextArea appear over the text field, sort of like in Netbeans when you hover the pointer above folded code, only with the ability to modify the contents.
I thought that a JPanel would work, but I don't want the component added to the parent and then removed. The closest easily-accessible example I can find is Answers.com's search assistant: http://www.answers.com/, only the component should be displayed immediately above the text field.
Sorry about the confusing presentation. I don't know what this effect is called, and it doesn't seem to be very widely used in applications.
I don't need code examples, just a direction to the appropriate container, if one exists!
Thanks a bunch!
Joe
