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JTabbedPane: customizing
Hi there,
I'm using a JTabbedPane for my GUI, and I'd like to customize its view a bit.
There are two things which I want to modify:
1) the gap at the bottom of the tabs (assuming my tabs are at the bottom of the screen). Under the tabs, there's a small gap (maybe a couple of pixels), and that's too much of a waste of space for my GUI, so I'd like to be able to set that gap to zero, so that my tabs appear like buttons at a SOUTH location
2) the border around the tabs. I'd like to make it non-visible. I mean, I'd like to have my icons one next to the other, without being able to see that each icon belongs to a tab. So that the user doesn't know which layout I'm using. The only thing the user should see are my icons.
Thanks a lot for your help.
Just a small clarification: I'll split the points between both questions, if the answers allow me to modify my GUI in the way I want to.
I'm using a JTabbedPane for my GUI, and I'd like to customize its view a bit.
There are two things which I want to modify:
1) the gap at the bottom of the tabs (assuming my tabs are at the bottom of the screen). Under the tabs, there's a small gap (maybe a couple of pixels), and that's too much of a waste of space for my GUI, so I'd like to be able to set that gap to zero, so that my tabs appear like buttons at a SOUTH location
2) the border around the tabs. I'd like to make it non-visible. I mean, I'd like to have my icons one next to the other, without being able to see that each icon belongs to a tab. So that the user doesn't know which layout I'm using. The only thing the user should see are my icons.
Thanks a lot for your help.
Just a small clarification: I'll split the points between both questions, if the answers allow me to modify my GUI in the way I want to.
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I tried with CardLayout, and although the look for the GUI was nice, the interaction wasn't as good (I had some problems with the JPanels in each card). That's why I was trying to get a JTabbedPane looking like a CardLayout.
If I don't find an easy way, I guess I'll try harder with the CardLayout.
Thanks jimmack
If I don't find an easy way, I guess I'll try harder with the CardLayout.
Thanks jimmack
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>> Which L&F are you using?
Since it's for Pocket PCs, I'm trying to make it Windows-like.
Maybe in a couple of months I'll try to get my own L&F, trying to get the rotated JPanels as well (as in my other thread).
Since it's for Pocket PCs, I'm trying to make it Windows-like.
Maybe in a couple of months I'll try to get my own L&F, trying to get the rotated JPanels as well (as in my other thread).
If you're interested we did a custom tab implementation for the applets used at http://www.evalu8.com.au
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