I was testing my Java code with CDE/Motif LookAndFeel.
I was viewing the performance/behavior of JButton when PreferredSize is established.
NOTE: I was viewing this post Fit size of an ImageIcon to a JButton, but I do't want to change dinamically the size (JButton/ImageIcon), only Want the "same" appareance between LAF's.
My code:
First I created an image at fly to test porpouses.
BufferedImage bi = new BufferedImage(13, 13, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
Graphics gr = bi.createGraphics();
gr.setColor(Color.RED);
gr.drawLine(6, 0, 6, 13);
gr.setColor(Color.GREEN);
gr.drawLine(0, 6, 13, 6);
gr.dispose();
gr.drawImage(bi, 0, 0, null);
The Button!
Font inFont = new Font("Monospaced", Font.PLAIN, 10);
//Creating the Button!
JButton jbt = new JButton(new ImageIcon(bi));
jbt.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(30, 21)); // I want to use this Dimension!!!
jbt.setSize(new Dimension(30, 21));
jbt.setFont(inFont);
Now the panels...
JPanel jpHorz = new JPanel();
GroupLayout jpLAFLayout = new GroupLayout(jpHorz);
jpHorz.setLayout(jpLAFLayout);
//Code to obtain this appareance inserting THE BUTTON 'jbt'
jpLAFLayout.setHorizontalGroup(
jpLAFLayout.createParallelGroup(GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING).addGroup(jpLAFLayout.createSequentialGroup()
.addGap(26, 26, 26)
.addComponent(jbt, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
.addContainerGap(26, Short.MAX_VALUE))
);
jpLAFLayout.setVerticalGroup(
jpLAFLayout.createParallelGroup(GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING).addGroup(jpLAFLayout.createSequentialGroup()
.addGap(6, 6, 6)
.addComponent(jbt, GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE,GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
.addContainerGap(12, Short.MAX_VALUE))
);
More code...
JPanel jpVert = new JPanel();
jpVert.setBackground(new Color(208, 208, 208));
jpVert.setLayout(new BoxLayout(jpVert, BoxLayout.PAGE_AXIS));
jpVert.add(jpHorz);
frame.add(jpVert, BorderLayout.NORTH);
frame.setPreferredSize(new Dimension(480, 120));
As you can see, the image is not full using CDE/Motif LookAndFeel
With jbt.setMargin(new Insets(0, 0, 0, 0)); I don't get the effects.
Is there method to change this bad appareance of BUTTON with Motif LAF?
Here an Image comparation.