Name: bsC130419 Date: 07/16/2001


java version "1.4.0-beta"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.0-beta-b65)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.0-beta-b65, mixed mode)

JTabbedPane default background color in Metal L&F has changed from light grey
(pre-1.4) to dark grey (1.4 beta). This will make a lot of existing applications
look bad, especially if transparent panels are used as tabs. It also seems to me
that the light background would almost always be the desired color, and so
should be the default. Example code follows.



   import javax.swing.*;
   import javax.swing.border.*;

   public class JTabbedPaneBug {
   
      public static void main(String args[]) {
 
         JDialog dialog = new JDialog();
         JTabbedPane tp = new JTabbedPane();
         JPanel panel =
            new JPanel() {
               public boolean isOpaque() {
                  return false; }
            };
         panel.add(new JButton("Button"));
         tp.addTab("Tab", panel);
         dialog.getContentPane().add(tp);
         dialog.pack();
         dialog.setVisible(true);
      }
   
   }
(Review ID: 128124)
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