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com.javathis.utilities.ui
Class JTToolBar

java.lang.Object
  java.awt.Component
      java.awt.Container
          javax.swing.JComponent
              javax.swing.JToolBar
                  com.javathis.utilities.ui.JTToolBar

All Implemented Interfaces:: javax.accessibility.Accessible, java.util.EventListener, java.awt.image.ImageObserver, java.awt.MenuContainer, java.awt.event.MouseListener, java.beans.PropertyChangeListener, java.io.Serializable, javax.swing.SwingConstants

public class JTToolBar
extends javax.swing.JToolBar
implements java.awt.event.MouseListener, java.beans.PropertyChangeListener

A JTToolBar works exactly the same as a javax.swing.JToolBar with additional ability to change it's appearance.

Currently the only supported appearances are normal and flat. Normal is the default and makes it look and act just like a JToolBar. However setting it to flat makes it act more like a Microsoft tool bar.

Flat appearance has shows all the buttons with no borders, and only when the mouse pointer goes over it will it appear to popup. The separators appear as lines instead of spaces between the buttons.

Setting the appearance can be done one of two ways. Either by providing the desired appearance byte with the corresponding constructor, or to the setAppearance(byte) 55 method.

A special feature of a JTToolBar is that when it is set to be floatable and you drag-out the tool bar, it will not let you dock it on a side that already contains a component. (This has been approved as RFE 4664642 with Sun, however still not implemented.)

For drag-out to work correctly it requires a java.awt.BorderLayout for the tool bar's container.

Note: I do not know how this will look or preform on a MAC. If anyone has a MAC, especially one with OS X, please let me know.

Note: This component was created because the javax.swing.JToolBar provided with JDK 1.4.0 is supposed to function as the appearance does by it's rollover methods. However, there are bugs present in the 1.4.0 release that prevent this from working correctly in the Windows LnF. Also separators do not function as they should. Especially when the tool bar is docked on the east or west. Also the separators in the JToolBar are always a bar regardless of the rollover setting. This does not conform existing standards. The separator should only be a bar when the buttons are in a flat appearance other wise they should be a empty space.

A detailed bug report was submitted to Sun, still awaiting it to be reviewed and posted. Once it is posted, a link will be provided here.

Please notify me of non standard behavior of this component in LnF's other than Windows. Since I not well versed in their standards.

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uiClassID

private static final java.lang.String uiClassID

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MAIN_RESOURCE_BUNDLE

private static final java.util.ResourceBundle MAIN_RESOURCE_BUNDLE

APPEARANCE_FLAT

public static final byte APPEARANCE_FLAT

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APPEARANCE_NORMAL

public static final byte APPEARANCE_NORMAL

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BUTTON_FLAT_BORDER

private static final javax.swing.border.Border BUTTON_FLAT_BORDER

BUTTON_NORMAL_BORDER

private static final javax.swing.border.Border BUTTON_NORMAL_BORDER

isDirty

private boolean isDirty

appearance

private byte appearance

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