Re: Consistent look-and-feel

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From: Tor Iver Wilhelmsen
Date: Mon, 02 Aug 1999 00:00

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"Ken Sprague" <ksprague@msn.com> writes:

> I'm using JBuilder 3.0 and Swing to build a MDI application.  I've noticed
> that when I have seleected the Java look-and-feel all of the internal frames
> have the 'Java' look, but the outermost main frame keeps the Windows
> look-and-feel.

Yes: JFrame extends java.awt.Frame, and is a peered top-level native
window. Apparently, Sun don't want to do all the tricks required to
have the top-level windows take on a different look (it can be done
via some obscure API calls, I've seen some applications "override" the
Windows deafult looks) so you get what Windows wants regardless.

If JFrame was implemented as a Window instead, they could have a
L&F-defined painted border, as with JInternalFrame and the like.

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