ZOrder problem with processing and eclipse

Hi,

I am using eclipse with another application called processing. Processing is a program that aids in the creation of java programs. You can find it here - http://processing.org/ However, I don't think my problem really matters whether or not you understand processing - basically my processing script is an applet(called PApplet) that is add to a JFrame container. The integration of code works very well except for a ZOrdering problem I am having. First, I create a JMenuBar with all the appropriate menu components. Second, I add my processing applet. When I run the code and use the meunBar which creates a pop up window, the window is always underneath the processing applet. WHY?!

Example code:
[code]
public class Frame extends JFrame {
      private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
      public static void main(String[] args) {
            new Frame();
      }
      public Frame() {
            super("Sequence Analyzer");
            WindowUtilities.setNativeLookAndFeel();
            addWindowListener(new ExitListener());
            Container content = getContentPane();
content.setBackground(Color.white);
            content.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(1250, 900));
            JMenuBar menuBar = new JMenuBar();
            menuBar.setBorder(new BevelBorder(BevelBorder.RAISED));
        
            JMenu menu = new JMenu("File");
            menuBar.add(menu);
             JMenuItem item = new JMenuItem("Item Label");
            JMenuItem item2 = new JMenuItem("Item Label");
            menu.add(item2);
            JMenuItem item3 = new JMenuItem("More Item Label");
            menu.add(item3);
            setJMenuBar(menuBar);

            //next I add the processing component
            System_Series_Analyzer ssa1 = new System_Series_Analyzer();
            ssa1.init();
content.add(ssa1,BorderLayout.CENTER);
pack();
setVisible(true);
      }
}
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I have tried putting the ssa1(processing component/applet) into other JPanels and JLayererd panes etc … nothing works, I have adjusted components with the command “setComponentZOrder” and nothing works.

I feel there is a way to do this, it is as if the processing code (ssa1) is missing something all the other components have that tell them to follow the rules of the components. Any Ideas?

Thanks,

Waffe