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Each JGoodies look will look for a header style and then choose an appropriate look-specific border and 3D effect. <pre> JMenuBar menuBar = new JMenuBar(); menuBar.putClientProperty(Options.HEADER_STYLE_KEY, HeaderStyle.BOTH); JToolBar toolBar = new JToolBar(); toolBar.putClientProperty(Options.HEADER_STYLE_KEY, HeaderStyle.BOTH); </pre> Use the <tt>HeaderStyle.BOTH</tt> if both, menu bar and tool bar are in the application's header. The look may then wrap both components with a border. Use <tt>HeaderStyle.SINGLE</tt> in case, you have just a menu bar <i>or</i> tool bar in the header. <h2>Border Style</h2> You can override the header style by setting a look-specific <tt>BorderStyle</tt>: <tt>EMPTY</tt>, <tt>ETCHED</tt>, or <tt>SEPARATOR</tt>. For example: <pre> JMenuBar menuBar = new JMenuBar(); menuBar.putClientProperty(Options.HEADER_STYLE_KEY, HeaderStyle.SINGLE); menuBar.putClientProperty(PlasticLookAndFeel.BORDER_STYLE_KEY, BorderStyle.SEPARATOR); </pre> <h2>Plastic 3D Hint</h2> Plastic chooses an appropriate default pseudo 3D effect for the specified header and border style. You can override the default by setting a Plastic 3D hint: <pre> JMenuBar menuBar = new JMenuBar(); menuBar.putClientProperty(Options.HEADER_STYLE_KEY, HeaderStyle.SINGLE); menuBar.putClientProperty(PlasticLookAndFeel.IS_3D_KEY, Boolean.FALSE); </pre> </td> </tr> </table> <!-- ************ Ende des Inhalts ************************************** --> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" bgcolor="F4f3f3"> <div style="font-size: 10px; margin-left: 17px; margin-top: 20px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 4px;"> (c) 2008 JGoodies </div> </td> <td width="1" bgcolor="E7E5E5"></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" bgcolor="E7E5E5"></td> <td></td> </tr> </table> </body> </html>