Moving a button - should be simple right?

Question

I just can't eliminate the 'jumping' that is happening when I move a button using the mouseDragged event:
private void myBtnMouseDragged(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {
myBtn.setLocation(evt.getX(),evt.getY());
The above call was added by this:
myBtn.addMouseMotionListener(new java.awt.event.MouseMotionAdapter() {
public void mouseDragged(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {
myBtnMouseDragged(evt);
It works, but the object jumps all around while moving (it does move with the mouse though). Also, it falls behind the mouse...shouldn't X and Y be tracking the mouse? I tried several different variations on this theme, but the 'jumping' was always a problem (realized some cool things though!).
I will keep looking through the forums...
Thanks for any replies, sorry for my ignorance!
JR

Answer 1

This is strange...if I use validate() after setLocation(), the button doesn't move at all:
public void myBtnMouseDragged(java.awt.event.MouseEvent evt) {
myBtn.move(evt.getX(),evt.getY());
validate();
jTextField1.setText("mouseloc " + evt.getX() + ", " + evt.getY());
The text field is showing me the X,Y of the mouse in real time though.
hmmmmmm...
There has to be something internally that is keeping track of the original location of the component, correct? So move(), and setLocation() are only temporary?
JR