For many components in one space, use a CardLayout as seen in this short example.
Tips
jp.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(500, 82*6));
See Should I avoid the use of set(Preferred|Maximum|Minimum)Size methods in Java Swing? (Yes.)
downloadProgress.setBounds(80, 44, 400, 18);
Java GUIs might have to work on a number of platforms, on different screen resolutions & using different PLAFs. As such they are not conducive to exact placement of components. To organize the components for a robust GUI, instead use layout managers, or combinations of them1, along with layout padding & borders for white space2.
Edit 1
As an aside, the screen-shot screams JList with custom renderer to me. E.G.
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.border.EmptyBorder;
public class DymanicDownloadList {
// the GUI as seen by the user (without frame)
JPanel gui = new JPanel(new BorderLayout(2, 2));
public void initGUI() {
gui.setBorder(new EmptyBorder(2, 3, 2, 3));
JToolBar tb = new JToolBar();
gui.add(tb, BorderLayout.PAGE_START);
final DefaultListModel<Download> listModel =
new DefaultListModel<Download>();
final JList<Download> list = new JList<Download>(listModel);
list.setCellRenderer(new DownloadListCellRenderer());
list.setVisibleRowCount(3);
gui.add(new JScrollPane(list), BorderLayout.CENTER);
Action add = new AbstractAction("Add Download") {
@Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
listModel.addElement(new Download());
}
};
Action delete = new AbstractAction("Delete Download") {
@Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
int index = list.getSelectedIndex();
if (index < 0) {
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(
list,
"Select a download to delete!",
"Select Download",
JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
} else {
listModel.removeElementAt(index);
}
}
};
tb.add(add);
tb.addSeparator();
tb.add(delete);
for (int ii = 0; ii < 2; ii++) {
listModel.addElement(new Download());
}
}
public JComponent getGUI() {
return gui;
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
Runnable r = new Runnable() {
@Override
public void run() {
DymanicDownloadList ddl = new DymanicDownloadList();
ddl.initGUI();
JFrame f = new JFrame("Dynamic LIST");
f.add(ddl.getGUI());
// Ensures JVM closes after frame(s) closed and
// all non-daemon threads are finished
f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE);
// See https://stackoverflow.com/a/7143398/418556 for demo.
f.setLocationByPlatform(true);
// ensures the frame is the minimum size it needs to be
// in order display the components within it
f.pack();
// should be done last, to avoid flickering, moving,
// resizing artifacts.
f.setVisible(true);
}
};
// Swing GUIs should be created and updated on the EDT
// http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/concurrency
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(r);
}
}
class Download {
Download() {
}
}
class DownloadListCellRenderer extends DefaultListCellRenderer {
JPanel downloadPanel = new JPanel(new BorderLayout(10, 10));
JPanel labelStack = new JPanel(new GridLayout(0, 1, 2, 2));
JLabel number = new JLabel("", SwingConstants.CENTER);
JLabel source = new JLabel("File Name Label", SwingConstants.CENTER);
JLabel info = new JLabel("Download Info Label", SwingConstants.CENTER);
JLabel free = new JLabel("Free Label", SwingConstants.CENTER);
JProgressBar progress = new JProgressBar() {
@Override
public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
Dimension d = super.getPreferredSize();
return new Dimension(400,d.height);
}
};
DownloadListCellRenderer() {
downloadPanel.add(labelStack, BorderLayout.CENTER);
labelStack.setOpaque(false);
number.setFont(number.getFont().deriveFont(40f));
labelStack.add(source);
labelStack.add(info);
labelStack.add(progress);
labelStack.add(free);
downloadPanel.add(labelStack, BorderLayout.CENTER);
downloadPanel.add(number, BorderLayout.LINE_START);
}
@Override
public Component getListCellRendererComponent(
JList list,
Object value,
int index,
boolean isSelected,
boolean cellHasFocus) {
JLabel l = (JLabel) super.getListCellRendererComponent(
list, value, index, isSelected, cellHasFocus);
downloadPanel.setBackground(l.getBackground());
number.setText("" + (index + 1));
return downloadPanel;
}
}
