FillOval blinks and disappears when I compile and run JApplet

Question

public void paint(Graphics graf)
          graf.setColor(Color.blue);
          graf.fillOval(300,200,50,50);
     }When I run the JApplet the oval blinks and disappears. I have tried repaint but this makes the whole container white and the oval can be seen then. I have used JPanels on BorderLayout NORTH, SOUTH and WEST all with an orange background colour. It's as though the oval goes behind the content pane.
Edited by: Aurora88 on Feb 3, 2008 3:50 PM

Answer 1

public void init()
                mainNorth = new JPanel();
          add(mainNorth, BorderLayout.NORTH);
          mainNorth.setBackground(Color.orange);
          mainNorth.add(title1);
          mainSouth = new JPanel();
          add(mainSouth, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
          copyright = new JLabel("? 2008 Frenzy Fours");
          copyright.setFont(new Font("Verdana", Font.PLAIN, 9));
          mainSouth.add(copyright, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
          mainSouth.setBackground(Color.orange);
          mainCenter = new JPanel();
          add(mainCenter, BorderLayout.CENTER);
          mainCenter.setBackground(Color.orange);
          mainEast = new JPanel();
          add(mainEast, BorderLayout.EAST);
          mainEast.setBackground(Color.orange);
public void paint(Graphics g)
          g.setColor(Color.blue);
          g.fillOval(300,200,100,10);
     }The blue oval blinks and disappears when the applet is run. I don't know why. I've fiddled with the paintComponent() but no luck...