Remove the JTabbedPane "currently selected" dotted line

Question

How do you remove the dotted line around the currently selected tab on a JTabbedPane.

For example:

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See the dotted line around it?

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 18 '10 at 04:16

7

I just found a better way:

component.setFocusable(false);

answered Jul 18 '10 at 04:16

good idea, that works because the dotted lines are for the selected *and* focussed tab (not just the selected one) – objects Jul 18 '10 at 12:03

score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 18 '10 at 00:45

5

try setting the focus colour

UIManager.put("TabbedPane.focus", new Color(0, 0, 0, 0));

or set it to the same colour as the background

answered Jul 18 '10 at 00:45

objects

score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 18 '10 at 00:37

3

This is painted by the current Look and Feel.
I believe what is needed will depend on the LnF you're using.
You'll want to create a custom TabbedPaneUI class, probably overriding the one in your chosen L&F. You might be overriding javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicTabbedPaneUI.
override paintFocusIndicator, and make it an empty method.
You will need to create an instance of this class, then call myTabbedPane.setUI(myTabbedPaneUI)

answered Jul 18 '10 at 00:37

Sanjay Manohar

this is very useful because UI delegates are a poorly discussed topic, but they are not necessarily difficult to use. – AgostinoX Oct 21 '11 at 10:49

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