Name: krT82822 Date: 12/14/98


Original user synopsis: "The text in a horizontal progressbar is not placed in the (vertical) middle"

When using a horizontal JProgressBar with
setStringPainted(true), the string is not
painted in the (vertical) midle of the progress
bar.
This becomes a visible problem when the height
of the progressbar is reduced below the
preferred size.


Example program:

import java.awt.*;
import com.sun.java.swing.*;

public class pbar {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        new pbar();
    }

    public pbar() {
        JFrame frame = new JFrame();
        frame.setSize(new Dimension(300, 200));
        JProgressBar bar = new JProgressBar(0, 2);
        bar.setValue(1);
        bar.setStringPainted(true);
        frame.getContentPane().add(bar);
        frame.setVisible(true);
    }
}



The comment in the BasicProgressBarUI.java source
hints that the text should be draw in exact
middle:

/**
 * Designate the place where the progress string will be drawn.
 * This implementation places it at the center of the progress
 * bar (in both x and y). Override this if you want to right,
 * left, top, or bottom align the progress string or if you need
 * to nudge it around for any reason.
 */
protected Point getStringPlacement(...)
(Review ID: 39321)
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