Java - Changing the Menu Bar and Item Background and Text Color

Question

How to change the Menu Bar and Item Color using UIManager.put(key, value);.

I have tried this method:

try {

    UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());

    UIManager.put("MenuBar.background", Color.black);
    UIManager.put("MenuBar.foreground", Color.white);
    UIManager.put("MenuItem.background", Color.black);
    UIManager.put("MenuItem.foreground", Color.white);

    new Window();

}
catch(Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); }

It doesn't work, then I remove the UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());, then it will now work, but I need to stick to the original Operating System Look and Feel.

So how do I change the color of a Menu Bar and Item without using the paintComponent(Graphics g) method?

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 25 '18 at 14:50

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  UIManager.put("MenuItem.background", Color.CYAN);
  UIManager.put("MenuItem.opaque", true);

answered Jan 25 '18 at 14:50

David Caceres

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1. Do you really need `opaque`? 2. How about the font color/foreground? Is my example great? – Jan 29 '18 at 12:03
Sorry for the delay, I have my third year exams when you answered, which the question is not in my exams, just I have a project. – Jan 29 '18 at 12:05
The opaque option must be used to take the color defined in the UIManager – David Caceres Jan 31 '18 at 22:32
I've tested it, and it worked, but how about the JMenuBar? – Feb 17 '18 at 04:08

Java - Changing the Menu Bar and Item Background and Text Color

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