Java custom tooltip for minimize button

Question

I am creating a JFrame in the following way.

    JFrame f=new JFrame("Title");
    f.setUndecorated(true);
    f.getRootPane().setWindowDecorationStyle(JRootPane.FRAME);

However, I am trying to display a custom tooltip text for the JFrame (by default it shows "Iconify"). Please help me out.

Thanks !

If you set the `setUndecorated(true)` , how will you have the minimze button?? I guess it should be false — Stunner, Mar 19 '14 at 08:53
The line f.getRootPane().setWindowDecorationStyle(JRootPane.FRAME); actually adds the minimize and close buttons ... however they are not the default L&F but taken from the root pane ... that is by design — Pratanu Mandal, Mar 19 '14 at 10:41

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 03 '19 at 15:04

One way add some panel to frame with tooltip you needed:

JPanel panel = new JPanel();
panel.setToolTipText("Message");
frame.add(panel, BorderLayout.CENTER);

Another way if you have custom minimize button:

JButton button = new JButton() {
  public JToolTip createToolTip() {
    JToolTip tip = super.createToolTip();
    tip.setBackground(Color.YELLOW);
    tip.setForeground(Color.RED);
    return tip;
  }

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 19 '14 at 09:12

If you want to change text of minimize button in L&F, you can set InternalFrameTitlePane.minimizeButtonText value if UIDefaults.

UIManager.getDefaults().put("InternalFrameTitlePane.minimizeButtonText", "my text");

It can be used as a solution if you definitely know which L&F your application will use.

Java custom tooltip for minimize button

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