Re: JTabbedPane fails to clip tab text

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From	Knute Johnson <nospam@knutejohnson.com>
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Subject	Re: JTabbedPane fails to clip tab text
Date	Fri, 08 Mar 2013 09:33:49 -0800
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On 3/8/2013 1:04 AM, John B. Matthews wrote:
> In article <27ea8628-9891-4916-9d6d-1db1e40f357c@googlegroups.com>,
>   FredK <fred.l.kleinschmidt@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> When using John's code, I notice that the Windows and Windows Classic
>> LAF almost does this (it draws the text one pixel past the tab edge
>> and clips the rest),
>
> A similar result is seen on Ubuntu 12/OpenJDK with GTK+ L&F.
>
>> while in all other LAF's the text bleeds over the tab bounds up to
>> the container's insets.
>
> A similar result is seen on Ubuntu 12/OpenJDK, with the remaining L&Fs:
> Metal, CDE Motif and Nimbus.
>

I had a thought that you might be able to get into the UI and modify the 
title painting but after looking at the source, I think it would be very 
difficult (for me anyway).  Almost all of the methods are protected too.

-- 

Knute Johnson

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JTabbedPane fails to clip tab text FredK <fred.l.kleinschmidt@gmail.com> - 2013-03-05 10:51 -0800
  Re: JTabbedPane fails to clip tab text Knute Johnson <nospam@rabbitbrush.frazmtn.com> - 2013-03-05 12:47 -0800
  Re: JTabbedPane fails to clip tab text "John B. Matthews" <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-03-06 10:06 -0500
    Re: JTabbedPane fails to clip tab text FredK <fred.l.kleinschmidt@gmail.com> - 2013-03-06 08:01 -0800
      Re: JTabbedPane fails to clip tab text "John B. Matthews" <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-03-08 04:04 -0500
        Re: JTabbedPane fails to clip tab text Knute Johnson <nospam@knutejohnson.com> - 2013-03-08 09:33 -0800

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