title: Why Java jFrame setResizable() is failling to act?
body: <p>This code is automatically generated by Netbean 6.8 GUI builder. The default application was not contained in a jFrame! It was in jPanel only which I didn't know how to make it none re-sizable. so I added a jFrame to contain all of them and although I set its setResizable(); to False...it still re-sizable! Here is the code:</p>
  
  <pre><code>    import org.jdesktop.application.Action;
      import org.jdesktop.application.ResourceMap;
      import org.jdesktop.application.SingleFrameApplication;
      import org.jdesktop.application.FrameView;
      import org.jdesktop.application.TaskMonitor;
      import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
      import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
      import javax.swing.Timer;
      import javax.swing.Icon;
      import javax.swing.JDialog;
      import javax.swing.JFrame;
  
      public class BOSSConverterView extends FrameView {
  
      public BOSSConverterView(SingleFrameApplication app) {
      super(app);
      JDialog dlg = new JDialog();
      dlg.setUndecorated(true);
      dlg.setModal(true);
      dlg.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
      ImageIcon img = new ImageIcon(getClass().getResource("splash.png"));
      dlg.add(img, BorderLayout.CENTER);
      dlg.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
      dlg.setVisible(true);        
      initComponents();
      ResourceMap resourceMap = getResourceMap();
      int messageTimeout = resourceMap.getInteger("StatusBar.messageTimeout");
      messageTimer = new Timer(messageTimeout, new ActionListener() {
          public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
              statusMessageLabel.setText("");
          }
      });
      messageTimer.setRepeats(false);
      int busyAnimationRate = resourceMap.getInteger("StatusBar.busyAnimationRate");
      for (int i = 0; i &lt; busyIcons.length; i++) {
          busyIcons[i] = resourceMap.getIcon("StatusBar.busyIcons[" + i + "]");
      }
      busyIconTimer = new Timer(busyAnimationRate, new ActionListener() {
          public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
              busyIconIndex = (busyIconIndex + 1) % busyIcons.length;
              statusAnimationLabel.setIcon(busyIcons[busyIconIndex]);
          }
      });
      idleIcon = resourceMap.getIcon("StatusBar.idleIcon");
      statusAnimationLabel.setIcon(idleIcon);
      progressBar.setVisible(false);
  
      // connecting action tasks to status bar via TaskMonitor
      TaskMonitor taskMonitor = new TaskMonitor(getApplication().getContext());
      taskMonitor.addPropertyChangeListener(new java.beans.PropertyChangeListener() {
          public void propertyChange(java.beans.PropertyChangeEvent evt) {
              String propertyName = evt.getPropertyName();
              if ("started".equals(propertyName)) {
                  if (!busyIconTimer.isRunning()) {
                      statusAnimationLabel.setIcon(busyIcons[0]);
                      busyIconIndex = 0;
                      busyIconTimer.start();
                  }
                  progressBar.setVisible(true);
                  progressBar.setIndeterminate(true);
              } else if ("done".equals(propertyName)) {
                  busyIconTimer.stop();
                  statusAnimationLabel.setIcon(idleIcon);
                  progressBar.setVisible(false);
                  progressBar.setValue(0);
              } else if ("message".equals(propertyName)) {
                  String text = (String)(evt.getNewValue());
                  statusMessageLabel.setText((text == null) ? "" : text);
                  messageTimer.restart();
              } else if ("progress".equals(propertyName)) {
                  int value = (Integer)(evt.getNewValue());
                  progressBar.setVisible(true);
                  progressBar.setIndeterminate(false);
                  progressBar.setValue(value);
              }
          }
      });
  }
  
  @Action
  public void showAboutBox() {
      if (aboutBox == null) {
          JFrame mainFrame = BOSSConverterApp.getApplication().getMainFrame();
          aboutBox = new BOSSConverterAboutBox(mainFrame);
          aboutBox.setLocationRelativeTo(mainFrame);
      }
      BOSSConverterApp.getApplication().show(aboutBox);
  }
  
  /** This method is called from within the constructor to
   * initialize the form.
   * WARNING: Do NOT modify this code. The content of this method is
   * always regenerated by the Form Editor.
   */
  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
  // &lt;editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc="Generated Code"&gt;
  private void initComponents() {
  
      mainFrame = new javax.swing.JFrame();
      mainPanel = new javax.swing.JPanel();
      jTabbedPane1 = new javax.swing.JTabbedPane();
      jDesktopPane1 = new javax.swing.JDesktopPane();
      jFormattedTextField1 = new javax.swing.JFormattedTextField();
      jFormattedTextField2 = new javax.swing.JFormattedTextField();
      jDesktopPane2 = new javax.swing.JDesktopPane();
      jScrollPane1 = new javax.swing.JScrollPane();
      jTextArea1 = new javax.swing.JTextArea();
      jScrollPane2 = new javax.swing.JScrollPane();
      jTextArea2 = new javax.swing.JTextArea();
      jButton1 = new javax.swing.JButton();
      jLabel1 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
      jLabel2 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
      statusPanel = new javax.swing.JPanel();
      javax.swing.JSeparator statusPanelSeparator = new javax.swing.JSeparator();
      statusMessageLabel = new javax.swing.JLabel();
      statusAnimationLabel = new javax.swing.JLabel();
      progressBar = new javax.swing.JProgressBar();
      menuBar = new javax.swing.JMenuBar();
      javax.swing.JMenu fileMenu = new javax.swing.JMenu();
      openFileMenuItem = new javax.swing.JMenuItem();
      javax.swing.JMenuItem exitMenuItem = new javax.swing.JMenuItem();
      javax.swing.JMenu helpMenu = new javax.swing.JMenu();
      javax.swing.JMenuItem aboutMenuItem = new javax.swing.JMenuItem();
  
      mainFrame.setName("mainFrame"); // NOI18N
      mainFrame.setResizable(false);
  
      mainPanel.setMaximumSize(new java.awt.Dimension(400, 400));
      mainPanel.setName("mainPanel"); // NOI18N
  
      org.jdesktop.application.ResourceMap resourceMap = org.jdesktop.application.Application.getInstance(bossconverter.BOSSConverterApp.class).getContext().getResourceMap(BOSSConverterView.class);
      jTabbedPane1.setBackground(resourceMap.getColor("jTabbedPane1.background")); // NOI18N
      jTabbedPane1.setName("jTabbedPane1"); // NOI18N
  
      jDesktopPane1.setBackground(resourceMap.getColor("jDesktopPane1.background")); // NOI18N
      jDesktopPane1.setName("jDesktopPane1"); // NOI18N
  
      jFormattedTextField1.setText(resourceMap.getString("jFormattedTextField1.text")); // NOI18N
      jFormattedTextField1.setName("jFormattedTextField1"); // NOI18N
      jFormattedTextField1.setBounds(10, 120, 560, -1);
      jDesktopPane1.add(jFormattedTextField1, javax.swing.JLayeredPane.DEFAULT_LAYER);
  
      jFormattedTextField2.setText(resourceMap.getString("jFormattedTextField2.text")); // NOI18N
      jFormattedTextField2.setName("jFormattedTextField2"); // NOI18N
      jFormattedTextField2.setBounds(10, 40, 560, -1);
      jDesktopPane1.add(jFormattedTextField2, javax.swing.JLayeredPane.DEFAULT_LAYER);
  
      jTabbedPane1.addTab(resourceMap.getString("jDesktopPane1.TabConstraints.tabTitle"), jDesktopPane1); // NOI18N
  
      jDesktopPane2.setBackground(resourceMap.getColor("jDesktopPane2.background")); // NOI18N
      jDesktopPane2.setName("jDesktopPane2"); // NOI18N
  
      jScrollPane1.setName("jScrollPane1"); // NOI18N
  
      jTextArea1.setColumns(20);
      jTextArea1.setRows(5);
      jTextArea1.setName("jTextArea1"); // NOI18N
      jScrollPane1.setViewportView(jTextArea1);
  
      jScrollPane1.setBounds(10, 30, 760, 98);
      jDesktopPane2.add(jScrollPane1, javax.swing.JLayeredPane.DEFAULT_LAYER);
  
      jScrollPane2.setName("jScrollPane2"); // NOI18N
  
      jTextArea2.setColumns(20);
      jTextArea2.setRows(5);
      jTextArea2.setName("jTextArea2"); // NOI18N
      jScrollPane2.setViewportView(jTextArea2);
  
      jScrollPane2.setBounds(10, 160, 760, 97);
      jDesktopPane2.add(jScrollPane2, javax.swing.JLayeredPane.DEFAULT_LAYER);
  
      jButton1.setText(resourceMap.getString("jButton1.text")); // NOI18N
      jButton1.setName("jButton1"); // NOI18N
      jButton1.addMouseListener(new java.awt.event.MouseAdapter() {
          public void mouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {
              tester(evt);
          }
      });
      jButton1.setBounds(610, 270, 93, 29);
      jDesktopPane2.add(jButton1, javax.swing.JLayeredPane.DEFAULT_LAYER);
  
      jLabel1.setText(resourceMap.getString("jLabel1.text")); // NOI18N
      jLabel1.setName("jLabel1"); // NOI18N
      jLabel1.setBounds(30, 140, 330, 16);
      jDesktopPane2.add(jLabel1, javax.swing.JLayeredPane.DEFAULT_LAYER);
  
      jLabel2.setText(resourceMap.getString("jLabel2.text")); // NOI18N
      jLabel2.setName("jLabel2"); // NOI18N
      jLabel2.setBounds(20, 10, 330, 16);
      jDesktopPane2.add(jLabel2, javax.swing.JLayeredPane.DEFAULT_LAYER);
  
      jTabbedPane1.addTab(resourceMap.getString("jDesktopPane2.TabConstraints.tabTitle"), jDesktopPane2); // NOI18N
  
      org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout mainPanelLayout = new org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout(mainPanel);
      mainPanel.setLayout(mainPanelLayout);
      mainPanelLayout.setHorizontalGroup(
          mainPanelLayout.createParallelGroup(org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout.LEADING)
          .add(org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout.TRAILING, jTabbedPane1)
      );
      mainPanelLayout.setVerticalGroup(
          mainPanelLayout.createParallelGroup(org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout.LEADING)
          .add(org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout.TRAILING, mainPanelLayout.createSequentialGroup()
              .add(jTabbedPane1, org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 375, org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
              .addContainerGap(36, Short.MAX_VALUE))
      );
  
      statusPanel.setName("statusPanel"); // NOI18N
  
      statusPanelSeparator.setName("statusPanelSeparator"); // NOI18N
  
      statusMessageLabel.setName("statusMessageLabel"); // NOI18N
  
      statusAnimationLabel.setHorizontalAlignment(javax.swing.SwingConstants.LEFT);
      statusAnimationLabel.setName("statusAnimationLabel"); // NOI18N
  
      progressBar.setName("progressBar"); // NOI18N
  
      org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout statusPanelLayout = new org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout(statusPanel);
      statusPanel.setLayout(statusPanelLayout);
      statusPanelLayout.setHorizontalGroup(
          statusPanelLayout.createParallelGroup(org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout.LEADING)
          .add(statusPanelSeparator, org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, 798, Short.MAX_VALUE)
          .add(statusPanelLayout.createSequentialGroup()
              .addContainerGap()
              .add(statusMessageLabel)
              .addPreferredGap(org.jdesktop.layout.LayoutStyle.RELATED, 602, Short.MAX_VALUE)
              .add(progressBar, org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
              .addPreferredGap(org.jdesktop.layout.LayoutStyle.RELATED)
              .add(statusAnimationLabel)
              .addContainerGap())
      );
      statusPanelLayout.setVerticalGroup(
          statusPanelLayout.createParallelGroup(org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout.LEADING)
          .add(statusPanelLayout.createSequentialGroup()
              .add(statusPanelSeparator, org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 2, org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
              .addPreferredGap(org.jdesktop.layout.LayoutStyle.RELATED, org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)
              .add(statusPanelLayout.createParallelGroup(org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout.BASELINE)
                  .add(statusMessageLabel)
                  .add(statusAnimationLabel)
                  .add(progressBar, org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
              .add(3, 3, 3))
      );
  
      menuBar.setName("menuBar"); // NOI18N
  
      fileMenu.setText(resourceMap.getString("fileMenu.text")); // NOI18N
      fileMenu.setName("fileMenu"); // NOI18N
  
      openFileMenuItem.setAccelerator(javax.swing.KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(java.awt.event.KeyEvent.VK_O, java.awt.event.InputEvent.META_MASK));
      openFileMenuItem.setText(resourceMap.getString("openFileMenuItem.text")); // NOI18N
      openFileMenuItem.setName("openFileMenuItem"); // NOI18N
      openFileMenuItem.addMouseListener(new java.awt.event.MouseAdapter() {
          public void mouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {
              openFileMenuItemMouseClicked(evt);
          }
      });
      fileMenu.add(openFileMenuItem);
  
      javax.swing.ActionMap actionMap = org.jdesktop.application.Application.getInstance(bossconverter.BOSSConverterApp.class).getContext().getActionMap(BOSSConverterView.class, this);
      exitMenuItem.setAction(actionMap.get("quit")); // NOI18N
      exitMenuItem.setName("exitMenuItem"); // NOI18N
      fileMenu.add(exitMenuItem);
  
      menuBar.add(fileMenu);
  
      helpMenu.setText(resourceMap.getString("helpMenu.text")); // NOI18N
      helpMenu.setName("helpMenu"); // NOI18N
  
      aboutMenuItem.setAction(actionMap.get("showAboutBox")); // NOI18N
      aboutMenuItem.setName("aboutMenuItem"); // NOI18N
      helpMenu.add(aboutMenuItem);
  
      menuBar.add(helpMenu);
  
      mainFrame.setJMenuBar(menuBar);
  
      org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout mainFrameLayout = new org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout(mainFrame.getContentPane());
      mainFrame.getContentPane().setLayout(mainFrameLayout);
      mainFrameLayout.setHorizontalGroup(
          mainFrameLayout.createParallelGroup(org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout.LEADING)
          .add(0, 838, Short.MAX_VALUE)
          .add(mainFrameLayout.createParallelGroup(org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout.LEADING)
              .add(mainFrameLayout.createSequentialGroup()
                  .addContainerGap()
                  .add(mainPanel, org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                  .addContainerGap()))
          .add(mainFrameLayout.createParallelGroup(org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout.LEADING)
              .add(mainFrameLayout.createSequentialGroup()
                  .addContainerGap()
                  .add(statusPanel, org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                  .addContainerGap()))
      );
      mainFrameLayout.setVerticalGroup(
          mainFrameLayout.createParallelGroup(org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout.LEADING)
          .add(0, 531, Short.MAX_VALUE)
          .add(mainFrameLayout.createParallelGroup(org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout.LEADING)
              .add(mainFrameLayout.createSequentialGroup()
                  .addContainerGap()
                  .add(mainPanel, org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                  .addContainerGap(100, Short.MAX_VALUE)))
          .add(mainFrameLayout.createParallelGroup(org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout.LEADING)
              .add(mainFrameLayout.createSequentialGroup()
                  .add(474, 474, 474)
                  .add(statusPanel, org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                  .addContainerGap(org.jdesktop.layout.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)))
      );
  
      setComponent(mainPanel);
      setMenuBar(menuBar);
      setStatusBar(statusPanel);
  }// &lt;/editor-fold&gt;
  
  private void tester(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {                        
          }                       
  
  private void openFileMenuItemMouseClicked(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {                                              
  
  }                                             
  
  // Variables declaration - do not modify
  private javax.swing.JButton jButton1;
  private javax.swing.JDesktopPane jDesktopPane1;
  private javax.swing.JDesktopPane jDesktopPane2;
  private javax.swing.JFormattedTextField jFormattedTextField1;
  private javax.swing.JFormattedTextField jFormattedTextField2;
  private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel1;
  private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel2;
  private javax.swing.JScrollPane jScrollPane1;
  private javax.swing.JScrollPane jScrollPane2;
  private javax.swing.JTabbedPane jTabbedPane1;
  private javax.swing.JTextArea jTextArea1;
  private javax.swing.JTextArea jTextArea2;
  private javax.swing.JFrame mainFrame;
  private javax.swing.JPanel mainPanel;
  private javax.swing.JMenuBar menuBar;
  private javax.swing.JMenuItem openFileMenuItem;
  private javax.swing.JProgressBar progressBar;
  private javax.swing.JLabel statusAnimationLabel;
  private javax.swing.JLabel statusMessageLabel;
  private javax.swing.JPanel statusPanel;
  // End of variables declaration
  
  private final Timer messageTimer;
  private final Timer busyIconTimer;
  private final Icon idleIcon;
  private final Icon[] busyIcons = new Icon[15];
  private int busyIconIndex = 0;
  
  private JDialog aboutBox;
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I apologize for the long code, I wasn't sure which part might be important to this case and which one is not.</p>
  
  <p>If you know what is the problem here, please let me know</p>