repaint in a jpanel,big problem

[zulo]

Hi

My application creates a JFrame, and it adds my custom class that extends JPanel like this:

sceneEditorJFrame.getContentPane().add(new SceneTegnebrett(editorManager));



This works ok, but the problem is that this custom class, SceneTegneBrett wont repaint itself unless I use the mouse on the JFrame and resize it.

What is supposed to happen is, I pick an image with a FileDialog, and when this is done the "editorManager" object notifies the JPanel with an event. I know this works because I use System.out.println to see if the program gets into that method, and it does. The problem is that when that happens i want the JPanel to repaint itself with the new image. Even though i am calling repaint(); when it happens it doesnt reach the paintComponent(Graphics g) method. But when I resize the JFrame the paintComponent method is called and the JPanel paints itself with the new image.

Here is the code for the custom JPanel:

public class SceneTegnebrett extends JPanel implements SceneChangedEventListener, BackgroundChangedEventListener {
      
   EditorManager editorManager;
   /**
    * @param scene
    */
   public SceneTegnebrett(EditorManager em) {
      editorManager = em;      
      editorManager.addSceneChangedEventListener(this);
      
      editorManager.getCurrentEditingScene().addBackgroundChangedEventListener(this);
   }
      
   protected void paintComponent(Graphics g){
      super.paintComponent(g);
      g.drawRect(0,0,20,20);
      g.drawImage(editorManager.getCurrentEditingScene().getBackground(),0,0,null);
                  System.out.println("paintComponent()");
   }
         
   /* (non-Javadoc)
    * @see com.esedit.manager.event.scenegui.SceneChangedEventListener#sceneChanged(com.esedit.manager.event.scenegui.SceneChangedEvent)
    */
   public void sceneChanged(SceneChangedEvent evt) {
      System.out.println("scenechanged event");
      
      
   }
 
   /* (non-Javadoc)
    * @see com.eventyrskole.spillmotor.event.BackgroundChangedEventListener#backgroundChanged(com.eventyrskole.spillmotor.event.BackgroundChangedEvent)
    */
   public void backgroundChanged(BackgroundChangedEvent evt) {
      System.out.println("backgroundchangedevent");
      repaint();
      
   }
}



The method public void backgroundChanged is called, but when this happen the repaint() call doesnt seem to work. Atleast the paintComponent method isnt called.