GUI resourse book?

[Java_n00b]

Hi, does anyone know a good book on Swing or AWT which I can read? I'm getting really confused at some parts. If anyone knows a good book or a few it would be very helpful.
Thanks

[KevinWorkman]

The Swing tutorials are pretty helpful: Trail: Creating a GUI With JFC/Swing (The Java™ Tutorials)

But where are you getting stuck?

[Java_n00b]

Almost everything. Like I wanted to add a few button to the interface. First i thought i would use a Jbutton. After that i thought i would try to use a Jlabel and used actionlistener to wait for a mouse click. Third i made it with just an image and used mouse listener and kind off implemented a button. I really have no idea which is a better way to implement it, except the third one which seems hard to maintain.
I keep going back and forth in terms of what I'm going to use to design the interface.
Thats why i thought i might as well stop working on it for 2-3 weeks and read a book on it.

[KevinWorkman]

For that, you'd almost definitely want a JButton. I recommend going through the Swing tutorials, they contain pretty much everything you need to get a GUI up and running.

[Java_n00b]

Awesome tutorials, at first look I thought it might be something like "this is how to add a JButton" but it also explains other aspects of it like functionality and how it works. Its exactly what I was looking for. Thanks

[KevinWorkman]

No problem. Some other resources that you might find helpful are:

The API is your best friend: Java Platform SE 6
A Visual Guide to Swing Components (Java Look and Feel) (The Java™ Tutorials > Graphical User Interfaces > Swing Features)
How to Use Various Components (The Java™ Tutorials > Creating a GUI With JFC/Swing > Using Swing Components)