Im using netbeans 7.4. Im going to create a JFrame using nebeans forms which contain a tab pane. I have set the tab placement property to "left" and I have added a few tabs. But the tabs are so thin. i need to increase the area of a tab(not the JPanel inside the tab pane but the tabs (which contain the titles of tabs)). Can someone please explain me how can i change tabs' appearance and the area(height or thicknes)?
this is like what i need https://i.stack.imgur.com/lAo4f.jpg