weird looking shape JButton is it possible?

[unhurt]

hi, im want to make a non rectangular shape button is it any possible? shapes like pentagon, maybe slanted on the side of maybe a 'L' shape button
if by using graphic and draw will it still have the same look and feel of a JButton and a function of a JButton?? how is it done?

[JavaBean]

Check this thread:

Swing [Archive] - changing the look of a jbutton

[unhurt]

ah, my bad for not searching the forums first lol, and THANKS for the link

[unhurt]

hey JavaBean do u know why as i can't run the applet on the web or compile and run the .java file from

Lightweight Components
under round button

i keep getting this

J:\Java\test>javac ExampleApplet.java
ExampleApplet.java:35: cannot find symbol
symbol : class RoundButton
location: class actual.ExampleApplet
RoundButton button1 = new RoundButton("Button 1");
^
ExampleApplet.java:35: cannot find symbol
symbol : class RoundButton
location: class actual.ExampleApplet
RoundButton button1 = new RoundButton("Button 1");
^
ExampleApplet.java:38: cannot find symbol
symbol : class RoundButton
location: class actual.ExampleApplet
RoundButton button2 = new RoundButton("Button 2");
^
ExampleApplet.java:38: cannot find symbol
symbol : class RoundButton
location: class actual.ExampleApplet
RoundButton button2 = new RoundButton("Button 2");
^
ExampleApplet.java:41: cannot find symbol
symbol : class RoundButton
location: class actual.ExampleApplet
RoundButton button3 = new RoundButton("Java is Cool!");
^
ExampleApplet.java:41: cannot find symbol
symbol : class RoundButton
location: class actual.ExampleApplet
RoundButton button3 = new RoundButton("Java is Cool!");
^
6 errors

as long as i have the
package actual;
and
import actual.*;

what am i suppose to do to run them??

[JavaBean]

The compiler can not find RoundButton class. Remove package instruction from RoundButton class, place both codes in the same directory and try to compile. It should work..

[unhurt]

well i comment on the package and i got this

J:\Java\test>java RoundButton
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: main

i did put them all in the same directory, im just missing the picture they mention in exampleapplet

background = parentApplet.getImage(parentApplet.getCodeBase(), "actual/images/scott.jpg");

am i doing this right? i try running in appletviewer app.html but nothing

[JavaBean]

You can download the image too. Append that relative path to the path of the applet and download image with your browser.

You will not run RoundButton, it is an auxiliary class. You will run applet class using appletviewer.exe! But appletviewer uses html as parameter so you will need to download html file and modify it to point to the local path...

I recommend you to create a very simple swing application using that RoundButton. Just write your JFrame with a regular JButton. Once yo uare sure that it is working, place RoundButton to the same directory, replace JButton words with RoundButton, recompile and rerun to see the result. That might be easier for you if you did not develop an applet before.

[unhurt]

i change all the JButton into the RoundButton, it works but is the result produce this way and running it through the applet any different? im getting a line drawn round circle and the text inside it looks crude lol, i haven try the thread u provided fully yet, am getting down to things now.
so in the end i just want to know, can i still get the same look and feel of a standard JButton? with the same gradiant colour, emboss and able to get actionlistener ??

[JavaBean]

I did not use that class. I dont know the result.

Quote:

can i still get the same look and feel of a standard JButton? with the same gradiant colour, emboss and able to get actionlistener ?

That should be possible but you might need to hack the source code of JButton..