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NetBeans Swing Form Background Color

NetBeans Swing Form Background Color, Can't seem to get it to change

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Locke	28 Jun, 2008 - 01:38 PM Post #1
Treasure Hunter Joined: 20 Mar, 2008 Posts: 3,938 Thanked: 292 times Dream Kudos: 325 Expert In: Java My Contributions	Well, I am using NetBeans, using the Swing GUI Creator. The problem is, I have changed the background color property to the standard black [0, 0, 0] color. The problem is, at runtime, the color isn't actually changed, it stays the default kinda greyish color. Any ideas?
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1lacca	RE: NetBeans Swing Form Background Color 28 Jun, 2008 - 02:33 PM Post #2
code.rascal Joined: 11 Aug, 2005 Posts: 3,822 Thanked: 31 times My Contributions	Could you post the generated code? Or even better: check it yourself. If you have a look at it, you'll see what the IDE is trying to do, and if you've set the background color of the right component.
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Locke

RE: NetBeans Swing Form Background Color

28 Jun, 2008 - 03:15 PM

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I set the background of the form, not just 1 component. I don't have another form at the moment, and only 1 button on my current form, so it's pretty difficult (I believe) for NetBeans to screw this up.

java

private void initComponents() 
{
        jButton1 = new javax.swing.JButton();

        setDefaultCloseOperation(javax.swing.WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        setTitle("Login");
        setAlwaysOnTop(true);
        setBackground(new java.awt.Color(0, 0, 0));
        setCursor(new java.awt.Cursor(java.awt.Cursor.DEFAULT_CURSOR));
        setResizable(false);

        jButton1.setText("Login");
        jButton1.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() 
        {
            public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) 
            {
                jButton1ActionPerformed(evt);
            }
        });

        javax.swing.GroupLayout layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(getContentPane());
        getContentPane().setLayout(layout);
        layout.setHorizontalGroup(
            layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                .addGap(142, 142, 142)
                .addComponent(jButton1)
                .addContainerGap(149, Short.MAX_VALUE))
        );
        layout.setVerticalGroup(
            layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING, layout.createSequentialGroup()
                .addContainerGap(167, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                .addComponent(jButton1)
                .addGap(41, 41, 41))
        );

        jButton1.getAccessibleContext().setAccessibleName(null);

        pack();
    }// </editor-fold>

The setBackground(new java.awt.Color(0, 0, 0)) command is correct, since it's just doing this to the form...

EDIT: ARGH, I hate the way NetBeans generates code. (I just switched the brace locations.)

This post has been edited by Locke37: 28 Jun, 2008 - 03:17 PM

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RoboAlex	RE: NetBeans Swing Form Background Color 28 Jun, 2008 - 06:19 PM Post #4
New D.I.C Head Joined: 26 Jun, 2008 Posts: 39 Thanked: 4 times My Contributions	I'm assuming that this class extends JFrame, so what I think you need to do is: getContentPane().setBackground(Color.BLACK);
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Locke	RE: NetBeans Swing Form Background Color 29 Jun, 2008 - 04:51 PM Post #5
Treasure Hunter Joined: 20 Mar, 2008 Posts: 3,938 Thanked: 292 times Dream Kudos: 325 Expert In: Java My Contributions	Well that's odd...I don't know quite why that worked. Since you would THINK that NetBeans would be smart enough to do that on it's own since I set the property on the form the same as I did in the code. java private LoginForm() { initComponents(); getContentPane().setBackground(java.awt.Color.black); } I still don't know why it doesnt do that automatically...But thanks all the same!
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pbl	RE: NetBeans Swing Form Background Color 29 Jun, 2008 - 05:25 PM Post #6
Java Lover Joined: 6 Mar, 2008 Posts: 9,533 Thanked: 1124 times Dream Kudos: 450 My Contributions	I gess it has nothing to do with NetBeans default colors It has to do with default Java bacground colors around Windows default dark gray
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Locke	RE: NetBeans Swing Form Background Color 30 Jun, 2008 - 12:53 PM Post #7
Treasure Hunter Joined: 20 Mar, 2008 Posts: 3,938 Thanked: 292 times Dream Kudos: 325 Expert In: Java My Contributions	That's really weird.
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abgorn	RE: NetBeans Swing Form Background Color 1 Jul, 2008 - 01:55 AM Post #8
sudo apt-get install brain Joined: 5 Jun, 2008 Posts: 1,341 Thanked: 15 times Dream Kudos: 50 My Contributions	When I use NetBeans it works, but not in the preview. It only shows when you run the file.
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Locke	RE: NetBeans Swing Form Background Color 1 Jul, 2008 - 09:27 AM Post #9
Treasure Hunter Joined: 20 Mar, 2008 Posts: 3,938 Thanked: 292 times Dream Kudos: 325 Expert In: Java My Contributions	...That's even weirder.
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1lacca	RE: NetBeans Swing Form Background Color 1 Jul, 2008 - 12:43 PM Post #10
code.rascal Joined: 11 Aug, 2005 Posts: 3,822 Thanked: 31 times My Contributions	Why would it be weirder, the preview sucks, period
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Locke	RE: NetBeans Swing Form Background Color 2 Jul, 2008 - 08:41 PM Post #11
Treasure Hunter Joined: 20 Mar, 2008 Posts: 3,938 Thanked: 292 times Dream Kudos: 325 Expert In: Java My Contributions	Well, I don't know why NetBeans isn't smart enough to be like VB, and ACTUALLY change the color of the window instead of making me do it manually EVERY time.
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RoboAlex	RE: NetBeans Swing Form Background Color 6 Jul, 2008 - 07:41 AM Post #12
New D.I.C Head Joined: 26 Jun, 2008 Posts: 39 Thanked: 4 times My Contributions	I'm not sure how you are doing it in netbeans, but if you are asking it to change the background color of the JFrame, then it is doing exactly what it should. The JFrame has a background color, but the entire contents of a JFrame are covered by the content pane, so you need to change to color of the content pane, not the JFrame. Otherwise the content pane simply covers the JFrame and there is no change.
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Locke	RE: NetBeans Swing Form Background Color 6 Jul, 2008 - 10:27 AM Post #13
Treasure Hunter Joined: 20 Mar, 2008 Posts: 3,938 Thanked: 292 times Dream Kudos: 325 Expert In: Java My Contributions	...THAT SUCKS.
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