cobbling a ComboBox

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From	"Albretch Mueller" <albretch.mueller@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this>
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 I have a JComboBox that looks like this:

 http://www.geocities.com/tekmonk2005/pix/ComboBoxColors.jpg

 I would like to use the color on the top title bar to use it as the
background of the selected item in the combobox, so it kind of looks like a
continuation of what was suggested in the title bar

 But I don't know how to ask the UI Manager to give me the color of the top
title bar a JFrame uses. If you go:

 UIManager.get("InternalFrame.borderColor")

 you will get something like:

 javax.swing.plaf.ColorUIResource[r=238,g=238,b=238]

 Which is the grey color of the default Window background in the Metal L&F

 Also I don't know how to only have the selection boldened (as in the window
bar), when the selection is made. If you go:

 UIManager.put("ComboBox.font", new Font("Monospaced", Font.PLAIN +
Font.BOLD, 16));

 The font stays bold all the time

 I would like for it to be bold only when you select it

 Is this possible?

 thanx
 lbrtchx

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cobbling a ComboBox "Albretch Mueller" <albretch.mueller@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:46 +0000
  Re: cobbling a ComboBox "Daniele Futtorovic" <daniele.futtorovic@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:46 +0000
    Re: cobbling a ComboBox "Albretch Mueller" <albretch.mueller@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:46 +0000
      Re: cobbling a ComboBox "Daniele Futtorovic" <daniele.futtorovic@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:46 +0000
        Re: cobbling a ComboBox "Albretch Mueller" <albretch.mueller@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:46 +0000
          Re: cobbling a ComboBox "Daniele Futtorovic" <daniele.futtorovic@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:46 +0000
            Re: cobbling a ComboBox "Daniele Futtorovic" <daniele.futtorovic@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:46 +0000
              Re: cobbling a ComboBox "Albretch Mueller" <albretch.mueller@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:46 +0000
                Re: cobbling a ComboBox "Daniele Futtorovic" <daniele.futtorovic@THRWHITE.remove-dii-this> - 2011-04-27 15:46 +0000

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