Trying to create JTable with proper row header

Using this HeaderRenderer as the first row column renderer may produce the effect you want: Addendum: I’ve updated the example to reflect your sscce with a manual layout. My platform’s getSystemLookAndFeelClassName() is com.apple.laf.AquaLookAndFeel, so I’m not seeing the same result. Two observations: You’ve already setAutoCreateRowSorter(false) to prevent the sorting widget from proliferating, and Nimbus retains … Read more

How can I change the arrow style in a JComboBox

You can override createArrowButton() in BasicComboBoxUI. BasicArrowButton is a convenient starting point. class ColorArrowUI extends BasicComboBoxUI { public static ComboBoxUI createUI(JComponent c) { return new ColorArrowUI(); } @Override protected JButton createArrowButton() { return new BasicArrowButton( BasicArrowButton.SOUTH, Color.cyan, Color.magenta, Color.yellow, Color.blue); } } Then install it. JComboBox combo = new JComboBox(); combo.setUI(ColorArrowUI.createUI(combo));

Painting the slider icon of JSlider

Extending the BasicSliderUI delegate is not without peril, but it does allow arbitrary control over the rendering, as suggested in the example below. slider.setUI(new MySliderUI(slider)); … private static class MySliderUI extends BasicSliderUI { private static float[] fracs = {0.0f, 0.2f, 0.4f, 0.6f, 0.8f, 1.0f}; private LinearGradientPaint p; public MySliderUI(JSlider slider) { super(slider); } @Override public … Read more

Look and feel is not updating in Swing JTabbedPane

Leveraging @Andrew’s example and this old thing, it seems to work for me. import java.awt.BorderLayout; import java.awt.Component; import java.awt.EventQueue; import java.awt.event.ActionEvent; import java.awt.event.ActionListener; import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.List; import javax.swing.Box; import javax.swing.BoxLayout; import javax.swing.JComboBox; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JLabel; import javax.swing.JTabbedPane; import javax.swing.JTextArea; import javax.swing.JTextField; import javax.swing.JToolBar; import javax.swing.SwingUtilities; import javax.swing.UIManager; import javax.swing.UIManager.LookAndFeelInfo; /** * @see https://stackoverflow.com/a/11949899/230513 … Read more

Java Look and Feel (L&F) [closed]

There is a lot of possibilities for LaFs : The native for your system The nimbus LaF Web LaF The substance project (forked into the Insubstantial project) Napkin LaF Synthetica Quaqua (looks like aqua from MacOS X) Seaglass JGoodies Liquidlnf The Alloy Look and Feel PgsLookAndFeel JTatoo Jide look and feel etc. Resources : Best … Read more