uic.themes
Class UICTheme

java.lang.Object
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  +--javax.swing.plaf.metal.MetalTheme
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        +--javax.swing.plaf.metal.DefaultMetalTheme
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              +--uic.themes.UICTheme

Direct Known Subclasses:

UICThemeBigFonts

public class UICTheme

extends DefaultMetalTheme

The UICTheme for lots of usability fixes. Use this theme by setting it just before you create a JFrame or similar root window.

      // Set our theme to make it look better.
      try {
          //The following line is needed when starting the application from WebStart (only on Windows)
          javax.swing.plaf.metal.MetalLookAndFeel.setCurrentTheme(new uic.themes.UICTheme());
          UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getLookAndFeel());
      } catch(Exception e) {
          e.printStackTrace();
      }

      try {
          final JFrame frame = new JFrame("myTitle");
          Runnable r = new Runnable() {
              public void run() {
                  // update LaF for the toplevel frame, too
                  javax.swing.SwingUtilities.updateComponentTreeUI(frame);
              }
          };
          javax.swing.SwingUtilities.invokeLater(r);
      } catch (Exception e) {
          e.printStackTrace();
      } // end setting theme.

      // finish initialistion of frame.
      frame.show();

This them not only changes colors and look and feel, but also fixes some problems on how widgets behave, this should not influence your application; but those fixes are needed for the layouter used in UICompiler to do its job.
See the SwingBugs text file for a list of problems detected while writing UICompiler.

Field Summary

protected static boolean	useAntiAlias
protected Properties	userSettings

Constructor Summary

UICTheme()

UICTheme(Properties userSettings)

Method Summary

void	addCustomEntriesToTable(UIDefaults table) Add changes to the table
ColorUIResource	getAcceleratorForeground()
ColorUIResource	getAcceleratorSelectedForeground()
static boolean	getAntialiasEnabled() Check if global antialias is enabled.
ColorUIResource	getControl()
ColorUIResource	getControlDarkShadow()
ColorUIResource	getControlDisabled()
ColorUIResource	getControlHighlight()
ColorUIResource	getControlInfo()
ColorUIResource	getControlShadow()
ColorUIResource	getControlTextColor()
FontUIResource	getControlTextFont()
protected Properties	getDefaults() The hardcoded defaults for UICTheme are programmed here so its easy to alter them in extending classes.
ColorUIResource	getDesktopColor()
ColorUIResource	getEvenRow()
ColorUIResource	getFocusColor()
ColorUIResource	getHighlightedTextColor()
ColorUIResource	getInactiveControlTextColor()
ColorUIResource	getInactiveSystemTextColor()
ColorUIResource	getMenuBackground()
ColorUIResource	getMenuDisabledForeground()
ColorUIResource	getMenuForeground()
ColorUIResource	getMenuSelectedBackground()
ColorUIResource	getMenuSelectedForeground()
FontUIResource	getMenuTextFont()
String	getName()
ColorUIResource	getOddRow()
ColorUIResource	getPrimaryControl()
ColorUIResource	getPrimaryControlDarkShadow()
ColorUIResource	getPrimaryControlHighlight()
ColorUIResource	getPrimaryControlInfo()
ColorUIResource	getPrimaryControlShadow()
ColorUIResource	getSeparatorBackground()
ColorUIResource	getSeparatorForeground()
FontUIResource	getSubTextFont()
ColorUIResource	getSystemTextColor()
FontUIResource	getSystemTextFont()
ColorUIResource	getTextHighlightColor()
protected Color	getUserColor(String name, String defaultColor)
protected Font	getUserFont(String name)
Properties	getUserSettings()
ColorUIResource	getUserTextColor()
FontUIResource	getUserTextFont()
ColorUIResource	getWindowBackground()
ColorUIResource	getWindowTitleBackground()
FontUIResource	getWindowTitleFont()
ColorUIResource	getWindowTitleForeground()
ColorUIResource	getWindowTitleInactiveBackground()
ColorUIResource	getWindowTitleInactiveForeground()
void	setAntialiasEnabled(boolean on) Turn antialias on or off for all widgets.
void	setUserSettings(Properties settings)
void	store()

Methods inherited from class javax.swing.plaf.metal.DefaultMetalTheme

getPrimary1, getPrimary2, getPrimary3, getSecondary1, getSecondary2, getSecondary3

Methods inherited from class javax.swing.plaf.metal.MetalTheme

getBlack, getWhite

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

userSettings

protected Properties userSettings

useAntiAlias

protected static boolean useAntiAlias

Constructor Detail

UICTheme

public UICTheme()

UICTheme

public UICTheme(Properties userSettings)

Method Detail

getName

public String getName()

Overrides:

getName in class DefaultMetalTheme

getUserSettings

public Properties getUserSettings()

getUserColor

protected Color getUserColor(String name,
                             String defaultColor)

getUserFont

protected Font getUserFont(String name)

getDefaults

protected Properties getDefaults()

The hardcoded defaults for UICTheme are programmed here so its easy to alter them in extending classes. For example you can do:

  protected Properties getDefaults() {
      Properties defaults = super.getDefaults();
      defaults.put("color.oddrow", "#111111");
      return defaults;
  }

setUserSettings

public void setUserSettings(Properties settings)

addCustomEntriesToTable

public void addCustomEntriesToTable(UIDefaults table)

Add changes to the table

Overrides:

addCustomEntriesToTable in class MetalTheme

Parameters:

table - the table to be changed

getFocusColor

public ColorUIResource getFocusColor()

Overrides:

getFocusColor in class MetalTheme

getDesktopColor

public ColorUIResource getDesktopColor()

Overrides:

getDesktopColor in class MetalTheme

getControl

public ColorUIResource getControl()

Overrides:

getControl in class MetalTheme

getControlShadow

public ColorUIResource getControlShadow()

Overrides:

getControlShadow in class MetalTheme

getControlDarkShadow

public ColorUIResource getControlDarkShadow()

Overrides:

getControlDarkShadow in class MetalTheme

getControlInfo

public ColorUIResource getControlInfo()

Overrides:

getControlInfo in class MetalTheme

getControlHighlight

public ColorUIResource getControlHighlight()

Overrides:

getControlHighlight in class MetalTheme

getControlDisabled

public ColorUIResource getControlDisabled()

Overrides:

getControlDisabled in class MetalTheme

getPrimaryControl

public ColorUIResource getPrimaryControl()

Overrides:

getPrimaryControl in class MetalTheme

getPrimaryControlShadow

public ColorUIResource getPrimaryControlShadow()

Overrides:

getPrimaryControlShadow in class MetalTheme

getPrimaryControlDarkShadow

public ColorUIResource getPrimaryControlDarkShadow()

Overrides:

getPrimaryControlDarkShadow in class MetalTheme

getPrimaryControlInfo

public ColorUIResource getPrimaryControlInfo()

Overrides:

getPrimaryControlInfo in class MetalTheme

getPrimaryControlHighlight

public ColorUIResource getPrimaryControlHighlight()

Overrides:

getPrimaryControlHighlight in class MetalTheme

getSystemTextColor

public ColorUIResource getSystemTextColor()

Overrides:

getSystemTextColor in class MetalTheme

getControlTextColor

public ColorUIResource getControlTextColor()

Overrides:

getControlTextColor in class MetalTheme

getInactiveControlTextColor

public ColorUIResource getInactiveControlTextColor()

Overrides:

getInactiveControlTextColor in class MetalTheme

getInactiveSystemTextColor

public ColorUIResource getInactiveSystemTextColor()

Overrides:

getInactiveSystemTextColor in class MetalTheme

getUserTextColor

public ColorUIResource getUserTextColor()

Overrides:

getUserTextColor in class MetalTheme

getTextHighlightColor

public ColorUIResource getTextHighlightColor()

Overrides:

getTextHighlightColor in class MetalTheme

getHighlightedTextColor

public ColorUIResource getHighlightedTextColor()

Overrides:

getHighlightedTextColor in class MetalTheme

getWindowBackground

public ColorUIResource getWindowBackground()

Overrides:

getWindowBackground in class MetalTheme

getWindowTitleBackground

public ColorUIResource getWindowTitleBackground()

Overrides:

getWindowTitleBackground in class MetalTheme

getWindowTitleForeground

public ColorUIResource getWindowTitleForeground()

Overrides:

getWindowTitleForeground in class MetalTheme

getWindowTitleInactiveBackground

public ColorUIResource getWindowTitleInactiveBackground()

Overrides:

getWindowTitleInactiveBackground in class MetalTheme

getWindowTitleInactiveForeground

public ColorUIResource getWindowTitleInactiveForeground()

Overrides:

getWindowTitleInactiveForeground in class MetalTheme

getMenuBackground

public ColorUIResource getMenuBackground()

Overrides:

getMenuBackground in class MetalTheme

getMenuForeground

public ColorUIResource getMenuForeground()

Overrides:

getMenuForeground in class MetalTheme

getMenuSelectedBackground

public ColorUIResource getMenuSelectedBackground()

Overrides:

getMenuSelectedBackground in class MetalTheme

getMenuSelectedForeground

public ColorUIResource getMenuSelectedForeground()

Overrides:

getMenuSelectedForeground in class MetalTheme

getMenuDisabledForeground

public ColorUIResource getMenuDisabledForeground()

Overrides:

getMenuDisabledForeground in class MetalTheme

getSeparatorBackground

public ColorUIResource getSeparatorBackground()

Overrides:

getSeparatorBackground in class MetalTheme

getSeparatorForeground

public ColorUIResource getSeparatorForeground()

Overrides:

getSeparatorForeground in class MetalTheme

getAcceleratorForeground

public ColorUIResource getAcceleratorForeground()

Overrides:

getAcceleratorForeground in class MetalTheme

getAcceleratorSelectedForeground

public ColorUIResource getAcceleratorSelectedForeground()

Overrides:

getAcceleratorSelectedForeground in class MetalTheme

getOddRow

public ColorUIResource getOddRow()

getEvenRow

public ColorUIResource getEvenRow()

getControlTextFont

public FontUIResource getControlTextFont()

Overrides:

getControlTextFont in class DefaultMetalTheme

getSystemTextFont

public FontUIResource getSystemTextFont()

Overrides:

getSystemTextFont in class DefaultMetalTheme

getUserTextFont

public FontUIResource getUserTextFont()

Overrides:

getUserTextFont in class DefaultMetalTheme

getMenuTextFont

public FontUIResource getMenuTextFont()

Overrides:

getMenuTextFont in class DefaultMetalTheme

getWindowTitleFont

public FontUIResource getWindowTitleFont()

Overrides:

getWindowTitleFont in class DefaultMetalTheme

getSubTextFont

public FontUIResource getSubTextFont()

Overrides:

getSubTextFont in class DefaultMetalTheme

setAntialiasEnabled

public void setAntialiasEnabled(boolean on)

Turn antialias on or off for all widgets.

Since:

1.1

getAntialiasEnabled

public static boolean getAntialiasEnabled()

Check if global antialias is enabled. Note that this is a static due to implementation details of Swing, this means that you can not configure antialias per theme, the last change is for the whole JVM.

Since:

1.1

store

public void store()