JtoolBar and BasicToolBarUI - JToolBar will not stay on top!

This Experts Exchange posting seems to answer this question.

https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/21460045/How-to-get-a-Dialog-alwaysOnTop-of-application-but-not-on-top-of-all-windows.html

I've been working with this link but nothing seems to pan out. My script is different than the example in the link - thanks but I think my problem is slightly different.

Why does the toolbar go behind any window when you use it in conjunction with BasicToolBarUI? / Is there a different way to start the toolbar in a floating state and still have it hold its top window focus?

waffe

a bit googling made me believe that this functionality is not yet available in pure java. some people had tried it thru JNI but no code were available. therefor the solution is somthing other than JToolBar, say for example a JDialog. I mean you should make the toolbar UN floatable. and whenever the user tries to float it, you have to take control of everything, poping up a JDilaog (which is always on top) and surely hide/remove the toolbar ...
sorry, I dont have any idea on how you can implement it

I have also been working two JInternalFrames and a JDesktopPane. I put the toolbar in one JInternalFrames and my other content in the other JInternalFrames and I add them both to a   JDesktopPane - Great! Now how do I force a JInternalFrame to always stay on top of another?

https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/20726767/JInternalFrame-always-on-top.html

Thanks,

It kind of works, the JInternalFrame that holds the toolbar is on top until the main content (not the frame) of the other JInternalFrame is moved over the toolBar JInternalFrame.

I believe my problem is because the other JInternalFrame has an applet from a java program call Processing. I had a similar problem with a JMenuBar here that was resolved. https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/21851443/ZOrder-problem-with-processing-and-eclipse.html 
Can the same methodology be applied to a JInternalFrame?

Thanks,

waffe

To add....

The JInternalFrame that has the processing applet in it is always above all components except the JMenuBar with this command added to it - JPopupMenu.setDefaultLightWeightPopupEnabled(false);

waffe

Found the problem - I think - The processing applet (PApplet) extends Applet which is an AWT or heavyweight component. Swing components are considered lightweight and there is a layering problem that comes into play when using these two types of components.

Looks like I may have to go to AWT instead of swing for my GUI - BOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for you suggestions.

4dplane

Here is a link that describes heavy and light weight components.
http://java.sun.com/products/jfc/tsc/articles/mixing/