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changing L&F for popup

I have a popup menu that I show when the user presses a button on my UI.
The problem is when the L&F gets changed and I do

UIManager.setLookAndFeel(..);
SwingUtilities.updateComponentTreeUI(mainFrame);

all my components get updated to the new L&F except for the popup. Is there a way to fix this ?

edwardiii

Hi, hapciu.

If the pop-up is supposed to stay up after the user changes the LookAndFeel, would it be an option for you to close/re-open the popup so the new LookAndFeel can take effect (on the pop-up)?

hapciu

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it's not supposed to stay open - so it isn't shown while the LF changes. but the next time I show it - it still has the old LF

thanks

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edwardiii

To be more clear, even if you use your code "SwingUtilities.updateComponentTreeUI(mainFrame);" instead of my version with "this", as long as you include the following line of code,
your jPopup will retain the changed LookAndFeel, no matter how many times you subsequently open/close it:

SwingUtilities.updateComponentTreeUI(jPopupMenu1);

Just substitute "jPopupMenu1" with the name of your jPopupMenu:)

aozarov

BTW, the reason for that is:
SwingUtilities.updateComponentTreeUI(component) will call updateUI on this component and each one of its children.
JPopupMenu is not a child of your frame (you never add it to your frame nor to its children).

Mayank S

You should probably change the L&F before showing the pop-up.

hapciu

ASKER

sorry for the delay
thanks

edwardiii

Thank you;)

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