CODEWITHSUNDEEP
javaswingjbutton
Cocc Cocc
Cocc Cocc

Reputation: 381

Disable JButton focus border

I have a problem with JButton in Java. Basically, I want to disable the button's border (the button is added to JDesktopPane ).

Here is my code :

 JButton j = new JButton("BUTTON");
 j.setIcon(icon1); //icon1 : icon//
 j.setFocusable(true);
 j.setContentAreaFilled(false);
 j.setBounds(90, 20, 130, 30);
 dtp.add(j); //dtp : JDesktopPane//

It could let the border disappear like in this image:

enter image description here

But when my mouse is clicked (not moved around) into the button, there is a "dot" border around the button, like this:

enter image description here

So, how could I set the button so that when I don't move the mouse around the button area, it's still set like the first image, but when I move the mouse around, there's a square around the button (with a light-blue background)?

Upvotes: 36

Views: 51411

Answers (6)

Rarest Loki
Rarest Loki

Reputation: 29

JButton button = new JButton();
button.setFocusPainted(false); //To don't paint borders while 
                              //JButton is in focus.

button.setBorderPainted(false);//To don't paint JButton's borders.

Upvotes: 1

Goombert
Goombert

Reputation: 334

After digging I have come up with a better solution. This is also a common UI bug in GTK applications on Windows, one of them being GIMP. It greatly annoys me so I wanted to find a better fix global fix than setting it on every control manually.

The workaround sets the color for the focus on all the common controls that it's not supposed to occur to transparent. I went and tested extensively with Windows Forms in Visual Studio. Toolbar buttons and ToggleButtons should never have the dotted border even when focused. Toolbars are supposed to be setFocusable(false); by default as they are in Windows. Every other control should have the dotted border as in Swing, but only when being focus cycled.

        // Removes the dotted border around controls which is not consistent with Windows
        UIManager.put("Button.focus", new ColorUIResource(new Color(0, 0, 0, 0)));
        UIManager.put("ToggleButton.focus", new ColorUIResource(new Color(0, 0, 0, 0)));

        // ways to remove it from other controls...
        UIManager.put("CheckBox.focus", new ColorUIResource(new Color(0, 0, 0, 0)));
        UIManager.put("TabbedPane.focus", new ColorUIResource(new Color(0, 0, 0, 0)));
        UIManager.put("RadioButton.focus", new ColorUIResource(new Color(0, 0, 0, 0)));
        UIManager.put("Slider.focus", new ColorUIResource(new Color(0, 0, 0, 0)));

        // figure out combobox
        UIManager.put("ComboBox.focus", new ColorUIResource(new Color(0, 0, 0, 0)));

Upvotes: 4

ralphgabb
ralphgabb

Reputation: 10528

This may be old thread, but I solved mine with button.setFocusable(false)

hope it helps for those whose still looking for some answer. cheers.

Upvotes: 11

zari
zari

Reputation: 1739

That is not border. It's focus. You can remove it using:

jButton1.setFocusPainted(false);

Upvotes: 121

ring bearer
ring bearer

Reputation: 20783

I do not think doing this with usual JButton is a good idea. If nothing, it will not show similar in different platforms ( Mac & Linux) in case you plan to show this button in different platforms. For all practical purposes button.setFocusPainted(false); should take care of your current requirement.

Consider using an extended JLabel with button like behavior(with action listeners) to avoid behavior differences.

Upvotes: 1

Rbn
Rbn

Reputation: 135

see if this can help you out Remove border

or maybe this

Border emptyBorder = BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder();
yourButton.setBorder(emptyBorder);

Upvotes: 0

Related Questions