JDK-6604494 : Nimbus L&F: Improve API and make certain API public for 3rd party component implementations
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: client-libs
  • Sub-Component: javax.swing
  • Affected Version: 6u5
  • Priority: P2
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: generic
  • CPU: generic
  • Submitted: 2007-09-13
  • Updated: 2011-02-16
  • Resolved: 2007-11-07
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JDK 6
6u10 b07Fixed
Description
BUG HAD WRONG DESCRIPTION. NEW DESC FORTHCOMING.
Ammend and modify the Nimbus API as necessary to allow third party components to implement UIDelegates for Nimbus. In particular, ensure that they can: register delegates, use Painters, use custom states, use AbstractRegionPainter.

None of this API is "public" in the sense that it is supported, but it is "public" in the java sense.

Comments
EVALUATION Most of the API was usable for 3rd party components. I've been building a few SwingX implementations to test the API. It works really well overall. One problem I ran into was that I could not register custom states, or work with custom states in any way, since State was package private. I have made it public (in the java sense, not the JCP "API" sense). With this work we should work well for custom 3rd party components. We'll need more feedback from component vendors as we go down the stretch to confirm this.
17-09-2007