Java graphics

[apinhasov]

I have created a chess board and menus on top. When I click on one of the menu items it erases part of the board, and when I minimize the window the board disappears. I thought that repaint() function would work but it doesn't. Anyone knows how to solve this problem?

Thank you.

[apinhasov]

This is the code:

public void paint(Graphics g)
{
super.paint(g);

int l = 1;
l++;
System.out.println("This is a test " + l);
l++;

//Draw 64 squares with filled brown and white colors
for(int i=1; i<=64; i++)
{
if((i>=1 && i<=8)||(i>=17 && i<=24) || (i>=33 && i<=40)||(i>=49 && i<=56))
{
//Ranks 2,4,6,8.
if(i%2 ==0)
g.setColor(new Color(150,0,0));
else
g.setColor(Color.white);
}
else
//Ranks 1,3,5,7.
if(i%2==0)
g.setColor(Color.white);
else
g.setColor(new Color(150,0,0));

if(i%8!=0)
{
g.fillRect(x,y,SQRSWIDTH,SQRSHEIGHT);
x = x+50;
}
else
{
g.fillRect(x,y,SQRSWIDTH,SQRSHEIGHT);
x = 50;
y = y+50;
}
}
//draw the letters and numbers
g.setFont(new Font("Arial",Font.PLAIN,16));
g.setColor(Color.blue);
//Create for loop to draw the letters and numbers
for(int i=8; i>=1; i--)
{
g.drawString(Integer.toString(i),30,yloc);
yloc+= 50;
g.drawString(""+((char)ascii),xloc,490);
xloc+=50;
ascii++;
int k=1;
System.out.println("draw numbers " + ++k);

}//end of for loop
System.out.println("end of paint method ");

}//end of paint method