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Article #12368Re: swing components and Look & Feel
From: Matt Krevs
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1999 00:00
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1999 00:00
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I couldnt agree more. L&Fs are an absolutely brilliant idea but could have been implemented better by their creators. Richard Wilkman wrote in message <369E168C.A85A2F40@inprise.com>... >Matt: > >If javasoft had made L&F an interface that you could implement at will >instead of a whole set of classes that you have to extend and rewrite >just to make one thing change color, it would have been a lot easier ><g>. > >-Rich > >Matt Krevs wrote: >> >> FieldControl does not support the Metal L&F. I posted a message on the forum >> some time back and I think that Richard Wilkman confirmed that some jbcl >> controls have problems with some L&Fs. Apparently these problems will be >> rectified in the next release of JBCL. >> >> Chow Kwan Yu wrote in message <369E3588.4FBD@intellect.com.hk>... >> >hi, >> >I've created a frame inherit from Jframe and added components of those >> >types: >> > >> >JLabel >> >JdbNavToolBar >> >JdbTextField >> >FieldControl (jbcl) >> >1 FieldControl not connecting to any dataset. >> >JdbTable >> > >> >I use Swing 1.0.3 now. >> > >> >Descriptions of my run-time problem with different L&Fs: >> > >> >a) My program runs and looks well when I use Windows L&F. >> > >> >b) When I use Motif L&F, those >> >- JdbNavToolBar components appear well. >> >- both JdbTextField and FieldControl components only show the letters in >> >them, but the white rectangular backgrounds of the corresponding >> >components become transparent And their border disappear. They look >> >like labels now. >> >- JdbTable component appears well. >> > >> >c) When I use Metal L&F, those >> >- I only see the frame, in addition to that FieldControl not connecting >> >to any dataset. All the rest components including JLabel disappear. >> > >> >Are these the problem of L&F classes coding? Or am I missing some >> >points to use swing components appropriately? >> > >> >Thank you. >> > >> >KY Chow > >-- > >=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= >Rich Wilkman >Senior Quality Assurance Engineer >Borland JBuilder Team > >If you see something that looks like an opinion up there, >it's mine and mine alone. > >Mail sent to me from the newsgroups won't bounce but will >be ignored. If I have time, I'll respond, but you have >a better chance if you confine your posts to the newsgroups >=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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