I have buttons that I don't want to ever get focus (in a toolbar) so
I setFocusable(false), but while this does make them non-focusable,
the space used by the focus ring is still there. Is there a way to
eliminate this space?
Perhaps we should alter the default insets on a component if it is
marked as not focusable? If you think this is a good idea, please
write up a bug/feature request about it.
What are your toolbars buttons suppose to be actually? Is there
another application you can point to on the Mac that has a similar
appearance you are trying to achieve?
We have new client properties for segmented controls that are supposed
to be pushed together which might give you the look you are going for.
Try using some of these "JButton.buttonType" properties:
{ "segmented", "segmentedRoundRect", "segmentedCapsule",
"segmentedTextured" }
with these "JButton.segmentPosition" properties:
{ "first", "middle", "last", "only" }
Segmented round-rect with a reduced font size might be what you are
looking for if this is suppose to be in more of a palette window.
More discussion of these properties will be in a tech note, but I
thought I'd mention them now for you to try.
Usually I would just set a compound border made up of a negative
empty border and the original border:
But this trick doesn't work with these new borders. Somehow they
just don't draw anything at all when subverted this way.
It's because the button UI delegate checks if the border is one that
it knows about and is in cahoots with. This was necessary to avoid
visual regressions in a number of other applications. Using a "client
property"'ifided border in a compound border is not likely to work
very well in all cases.
I don't see any new client property to control the focus ring or
focus ring space either.
Perhaps we should add one. :)
Using the focusable attribute might be a good hint too. I'm taking all
suggestions at this point.
At this point I could put the border inside a container with a
negative empty border, but that's uglier than I would like it to be.
Do you guys know of anything I might have missed?
(By the way, I'm using the client property JButton.buttonType =
square.)
If you don't specify any property at all, the buttons will become
square if they are forced smaller than the default button size, and
that style will not provide for any space around the outsides. Perhaps
this simplest option might be the best one, depending on what
appearance you are going after.
Mike Swingler
Java Frameworks Engineer
Apple Inc.
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