Firstly you are creating new model everytime and then invoking show popup from code which leads to flickering etc. We can modify the model itself. Secondly you set the currently entered text as selected item which seems to have selectAll behavior as noted by others. I have modified the code as follows: public void comboFilter(String … Read more
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));
Your calculation of preferred size is incorrect. BasicButtonUI uses SwingUtilities.layoutCompoundLabel, examined here. In a label, the ellipsis is added if the string is too long, but a button is typically sized to fit its entire text. Absent a better understanding of your context, I would use a sizeVariant, shown below. I’ve also shown a simple … Read more
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
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
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