Name: yyT116575 Date: 04/23/2001


D:\liu\util>java -version
java version "1.3.1-rc1"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.3.1-rc1-b21)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.3.1-rc1-b21, mixed mode)

The color of the checkmark in JCheckBox is always black, even you set the
foreground color. So the background color is black, one can't tell if the
checkBox is checked or not. The color of the JCheckBox square change to
white when the background is black, so why not change the color of the
checkmark to white as well! In fact, the color of the checkmark should be
the foreground color, as the color of the text of JCheckBox does.

import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;

public class CheckBoxTest {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    JFrame f = new JFrame();
    f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
    f.getContentPane().setLayout(new FlowLayout());

    JCheckBox c1 = new JCheckBox("CheckBox1");
    c1.setBackground(Color.red);
    c1.setForeground(Color.white);

    JCheckBox c2 = new JCheckBox("CheckBox2");
    c2.setBackground(Color.black);
    c2.setForeground(Color.white);

    JCheckBox c3 = new JCheckBox("CheckBox3");
    c3.setBackground(Color.white);
    c3.setForeground(Color.red);

    JRadioButton b1 = new JRadioButton("RadioButton1");
    b1.setBackground(Color.red);
    b1.setForeground(Color.white);

    JRadioButton b2 = new JRadioButton("RadioButton2");
    b2.setBackground(Color.black);
    b2.setForeground(Color.white);

    JRadioButton b3 = new JRadioButton("RadioButton3");
    b3.setBackground(Color.white);
    b3.setForeground(Color.red);

    f.getContentPane().add(c1);
    f.getContentPane().add(c2);
    f.getContentPane().add(c3);
    f.getContentPane().add(b1);
    f.getContentPane().add(b2);
    f.getContentPane().add(b3);
    f.setSize(350,100);
    f.show();
  }

}
(Review ID: 121244)
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Name: jk109818 Date: 08/26/2002


FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.4.1-rc"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.1-rc-b19)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.1-rc-b19, mixed mode)

FULL OPERATING SYSTEM VERSION :
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
JCheckBox.setForeground() doesn't change the color of the
check mark. The check mark is always black. It would be
nice if it were set to the foreground color of the rest of
the JCheckBox.

Because of this, the check marks are difficult or even
impossible to see when one is using dark backgrounds in
JPanels and such.

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;

class Simple
{
     public static void main(String args[])
     {
          JCheckBox checkBox = new JCheckBox("Invisible check mark");
          checkBox.setBackground(SystemColor.darkGray);
          checkBox.setForeground(SystemColor.white);

          JPanel jpanel = new JPanel();
          jpanel.add(checkBox);
          jpanel.setBackground(SystemColor.darkGray);

          JFrame jframe = new JFrame();
          jframe.setDefaultCloseOperation(jframe.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
          jframe.getContentPane().add(jpanel);
          jframe.setBounds(300,300,300,100);
          jframe.setVisible(true);
     }
}

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(Review ID: 163594)
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