Help with setEnabled

[garnachito]

Hi guys!

I have this problem... I want to disable my main window when another window from another class is called.

This is the code of my main_window.java that opens the new JFrame:

		if(e.getSource()== OpenFrame){ 
			second_window.main(null); //it calls a new JFrame  and you aren't supposed to use the main window while the new one is active.
			this.setEnabled(false); // this is why with this we disable the main window
		}

And this is the code of my secondary window called second_window.java this closes the new window and tries to go back to the main:

		if(e.getSource() == btnGoBack){
			this.dispose(); // it closes the second window
// Here is the problem-------
			main_window.main(null); // if I call main_window again now there are 2 of them, one enabled, one disabled, obviously I don't want that.
// I need to find a way to enable from here (I guess) the main window

		}

Thanks in advance

[Fubarable]

No, no, no, don't futz with setEnabled for this. Instead use a modal JDialog as this is precisely what they were built for.