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6 total messages Started by Mike Thu, 12 May 2005 22:20

#428

Author: Mike
Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 22:20

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I am having a problem updating the laf of my java program.

I have changed the laf using:
    UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());

which works fine, then I use successive calls to:
    SwingUtilities.updateComponentTreeUI();

to update container component laf in my main window.

The problem is, when I call SwingUtilities.updateComponentTreeUI(mainMenu); 
it does not update the laf of all of the menu items themselves. Only some of 
the menu items take the new laf and some do not????

Anyone have any idea what could be causing this? Or how to fix this?

Re: UI management

#429

Author: Lori M Olson [TeamB]
Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 22:25

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Mike wrote:
> I am having a problem updating the laf of my java program.
> 
> I have changed the laf using:
>     UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
> 
> which works fine, then I use successive calls to:
>     SwingUtilities.updateComponentTreeUI();
> 
> to update container component laf in my main window.
> 
> The problem is, when I call SwingUtilities.updateComponentTreeUI(mainMenu); 
> it does not update the laf of all of the menu items themselves. Only some of 
> the menu items take the new laf and some do not????
> 
> Anyone have any idea what could be causing this? Or how to fix this? 
> 
> 

Huh?  Why would you use "successive calls"?  You are supposed to call 
SwingUtilities.updateComponentTreeUI(myFrame), where myFrame is the root 
window of your application.

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Re: UI management

#430

Author: Mike
Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 23:09

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I tried that the first time.
It only updates the laf of the main window, and non of it subcomponents.
The only way I have found to get it to work, is like I mentioned.


"Lori M Olson [TeamB]" <javadragon@techie.com> wrote in message 
news:4283d7c0@newsgroups.borland.com...
> Mike wrote:
>> I am having a problem updating the laf of my java program.
>>
>> I have changed the laf using:
>>     UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
>>
>> which works fine, then I use successive calls to:
>>     SwingUtilities.updateComponentTreeUI();
>>
>> to update container component laf in my main window.
>>
>> The problem is, when I call 
>> SwingUtilities.updateComponentTreeUI(mainMenu); it does not update the 
>> laf of all of the menu items themselves. Only some of the menu items take 
>> the new laf and some do not????
>>
>> Anyone have any idea what could be causing this? Or how to fix this?
>
> Huh?  Why would you use "successive calls"?  You are supposed to call 
> SwingUtilities.updateComponentTreeUI(myFrame), where myFrame is the root 
> window of your application.
>
> -- 
>
> Regards,
>
> Lori Olson [TeamB]
>
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Re: UI management

#431

Author: Lori M Olson [TeamB]
Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 23:54

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Mike wrote:
> I tried that the first time.
> It only updates the laf of the main window, and non of it subcomponents.
> The only way I have found to get it to work, is like I mentioned.
> 

Hmmm.  You should only have to do this for your "top-level" windows (ie 
- windows with no parents).

This article illustrates it:

http://bdn.borland.com/article/0,1410,29991,00.html

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Re: UI management

#432

Author: Mike
Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 00:11

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Yup. Thats exactly how I do it.

Weird problem huh?

"Lori M Olson [TeamB]" <javadragon@techie.com> wrote in message 
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> Mike wrote:
>> I tried that the first time.
>> It only updates the laf of the main window, and non of it subcomponents.
>> The only way I have found to get it to work, is like I mentioned.
>>
>
> Hmmm.  You should only have to do this for your "top-level" windows (ie - 
> windows with no parents).
>
> This article illustrates it:
>
> http://bdn.borland.com/article/0,1410,29991,00.html
>
> -- 
>
> Regards,
>
> Lori Olson [TeamB]
>
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Re: UI management

#433

Author: Lori M Olson [TeamB]
Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 00:28

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Mike wrote:
> Yup. Thats exactly how I do it.
> 
> Weird problem huh?
> 

I'm starting to think bug in JDK.  Exactly what version of the JDK are 
you using?

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Lori Olson [TeamB]

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