Java Utililty Methods Swing UIManager

List of utility methods to do Swing UIManager

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The list of methods to do Swing UIManager are organized into topic(s).

Method

voidmakeSplitpaneNice()
Optimizes the appeareance of the JSplitPane. 
UIManager.put("SplitPane.dividerSize", new Integer(1));
UIManager.put("SplitPane.border ", new EmptyBorder(0, 0, 0, 0));
UIManager.put("SplitPaneDivider.border", new EmptyBorder(0, 0, 0, 0));
voidmakeToolbarNice()
Optimizes the appeareance of the JToolbar. 
UIManager.put("ToolBar.border", getEtchedBottomBorder(2, 5));
booleannoAltBg()
Determine if an alternate background color has been specified in the look and feel or theme. 
if (noAltBg == null) {
    noAltBg = (UIManager.getColor(KEY_ALTBG) == null) ? 
            Boolean.TRUE : Boolean.FALSE;
return noAltBg.booleanValue();
voidpaintFocus(Graphics2D g, Shape shape, int biggestStroke)
Paints 3 different strokes around a shape to indicate focus. 
Color focusColor = getFocusRingColor();
Color[] focusArray = new Color[] {
        new Color(focusColor.getRed(), focusColor.getGreen(), focusColor.getBlue(), 255),
        new Color(focusColor.getRed(), focusColor.getGreen(), focusColor.getBlue(), 170),
        new Color(focusColor.getRed(), focusColor.getGreen(), focusColor.getBlue(), 110) };
g.setStroke(new BasicStroke(biggestStroke));
g.setColor(focusArray[2]);
g.draw(shape);
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voidpaintFocus(Graphics2D g, Shape shape, int biggestStroke)
Paints 3 different strokes around a shape to indicate focus. 
Color focusColor = getFocusRingColor();
Color[] focusArray = new Color[] {
        new Color(focusColor.getRed(), focusColor.getGreen(), focusColor.getBlue(), 255),
        new Color(focusColor.getRed(), focusColor.getGreen(), focusColor.getBlue(), 170),
        new Color(focusColor.getRed(), focusColor.getGreen(), focusColor.getBlue(), 110) };
g.setStroke(new BasicStroke(biggestStroke));
g.setColor(focusArray[2]);
g.draw(shape);
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voidpaintFocus(Graphics2D g, Shape shape, int biggestStroke)
Paints 3 different strokes around a shape to indicate focus. 
Color focusColor = getFocusRingColor();
Color[] focusArray = new Color[] {
        new Color(focusColor.getRed(), focusColor.getGreen(), focusColor.getBlue(), 255),
        new Color(focusColor.getRed(), focusColor.getGreen(), focusColor.getBlue(), 170),
        new Color(focusColor.getRed(), focusColor.getGreen(), focusColor.getBlue(), 110) };
g.setStroke(new BasicStroke(biggestStroke));
g.setColor(focusArray[2]);
g.draw(shape);
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voidpaintUnderlying(Graphics g, JComponent c)
Paints the underlying components of this component, in the area that is covered by the component. 
g.setColor(UIManager.getColor("Window.background"));
g.fillRect(0, 0, c.getWidth(), c.getHeight());
voidpaintXpTabHeader(int type, Graphics g, int x, int y, int width)
Paints XP style tab highlight on given coordinates and with given width. 
Color capBorderC = getXpHeaderColor(type, false);
Color capFillC = getXpHeaderColor(type, true);
g.setColor(capBorderC);
g.drawLine(x + 2, y, x + width - 3, y);
g.drawLine(x + 2, y, x, y + 2);
g.drawLine(x + width - 3, y, x + width - 1, y + 2);
g.setColor(capFillC);
g.drawLine(x + 2, y + 1, x + width - 3, y + 1);
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voidprepareGUI(final String appName)
Prepares the Swing GUI. 
prepareLocale(appName.toUpperCase() + "_LANG");
prepareTheme(appName.toUpperCase() + "_THEME");
voidprepareTheme(final String overrideEnvVar)
Prepares the theme. 
final String sysThemeStr = overrideEnvVar == null ? null : System.getenv().get(overrideEnvVar);
System.setProperty("apple.laf.useScreenMenuBar", "true");
if (sysThemeStr == null || Boolean.parseBoolean(sysThemeStr)) {
    UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());