FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.6.0"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0-b105)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.6.0-b105, mixed mode, sharing)


ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Linux andromeda.basis.com 2.6.16-1.2108_FC4 #1 Thu May 4 23:52:01 EDT 2006 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
ColorChooser.setEnabled(0) doesn't disable any of the sub components, so it's difficult to prevent the user from interacting with the color chooser.

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Compile and run the source code.

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
I expect the color chooser to prevent me from interacting with the chooser panels.
ACTUAL -
I can interact with the chooser panels to my heart's content.

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

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import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Component;
import java.awt.Container;
import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;

import javax.swing.JColorChooser;
import javax.swing.JDialog;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;

public class DisabledColorChooser
{
    public static void main(String[] p_argv) throws InterruptedException, InvocationTargetException
    {
        final JDialog dialog = new JDialog();
        SwingUtilities.invokeAndWait(new Runnable()
        {
            public void run()
            {
                JColorChooser cc = new JColorChooser();
                dialog.add(cc);
                dialog.pack();
                dialog.setVisible(true);
                cc.setEnabled(false);
            }
        });
    }
}

---------- END SOURCE ----------

CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
Recursively disabling the controls seems like it might work, but there is another issue with that.