File Chooser is displaying names of the Files and Directories as boxes

Question

Hi All,
Actually i am working on an application in which i have the requirement to internationalize the File Chooser in All Operating Systems. The application is working properly for all languages on MAC OS, but not working properly for the language Telugu on both the Ubuntu and Windows OS. The main problem is, when i try to open the File Chooser after setting the language to TELUGU all the labels and buttons in the File Chooser are properly internationalized but names of Files and directories in the File Chooser are displaying as boxes.
So please provide your suggestions to me.
Thanks in Advance
Uday.

Answer 1

I hope this can help you:
package it.test
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Frame;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.util.Locale;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JDialog;
import javax.swing.JFileChooser;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
import javax.swing.UIManager;
* @author Alessandro
public class Test extends JDialog {
     private JFileChooser fc = null;
     private Frame bfcParent = null;
     public Test(Frame parent, boolean modal) {
          super(parent, modal);
          this.bfcParent = parent;
          if (fc == null) {
               fc = new JFileChooser();
               fc.setAcceptAllFileFilterUsed(false);
               fc.setLocale(Locale.ITALIAN);//i think you should use english
               //these are in telugu
               UIManager.put("FileChooser.openDialogTitleText", "Open Dialog");
               UIManager.put("FileChooser.saveDialogTitleText", "Save Dialog");
               UIManager.put("FileChooser.lookInLabelText", "LookIn");
               UIManager.put("FileChooser.saveInLabelText", "SaveIn");
               UIManager.put("FileChooser.upFolderToolTipText", "UpFolder");
               UIManager.put("FileChooser.homeFolderToolTipText", "HomeFolder");
               UIManager.put("FileChooser.newFolderToolTipText", "New FOlder");
               UIManager.put("FileChooser.listViewButtonToolTipText", "View");
               UIManager.put("FileChooser.detailsViewButtonToolTipText", "Details");
               UIManager.put("FileChooser.fileNameHeaderText", "Name");
               UIManager.put("FileChooser.fileSizeHeaderText", "Size");
               UIManager.put("FileChooser.fileTypeHeaderText", "Type");
               UIManager.put("FileChooser.fileDateHeaderText", "Date");
               UIManager.put("FileChooser.fileAttrHeaderText", "Attr");
               UIManager.put("FileChooser.fileNameLabelText", "Label");
               UIManager.put("FileChooser.filesOfTypeLabelText", "filesOfType");
               UIManager.put("FileChooser.openButtonText", "Open");
               UIManager.put("FileChooser.openButtonToolTipText", "Open");
               UIManager.put("FileChooser.saveButtonText", "Save");
               UIManager.put("FileChooser.saveButtonToolTipText", "Save");
               UIManager.put("FileChooser.directoryOpenButtonText", "Open Directory");
               UIManager.put("FileChooser.directoryOpenButtonToolTipText", "Open Directory");
               UIManager.put("FileChooser.cancelButtonText", "Cancel");
               UIManager.put("FileChooser.cancelButtonToolTipText", "Cancel");
               UIManager.put("FileChooser.newFolderErrorText", "newFolder");
               UIManager.put("FileChooser.acceptAllFileFilterText", "Accept");
               fc.updateUI();
     public int openFileChooser() {
          fc.setDialogTitle("Open File");
          fc.resetChoosableFileFilters();
          int returnVal = 0;
          fc.setDialogType(JFileChooser.OPEN_DIALOG);
          returnVal = fc.showDialog(this.bfcParent, "Apri File");
          //Process the results.
          if (returnVal == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
               System.out.println("Hai scelto di aprire un file");
          } else {
               System.out.println("hai annullato l'apertura");
          return returnVal;
     private static void createAndShowGUI() {
          JFrame frame = new JFrame("FileChooser");
          frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
          JPanel jp = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
          JButton openButton = new JButton("Open File");
          final Test test = new Test(frame, true);
          openButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
               @Override
               public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                    test.openFileChooser();
          openButton.setEnabled(true);
          jp.add(openButton, BorderLayout.AFTER_LAST_LINE);
          //Add content to the window.
          frame.add(jp);
          //Display the window.
          frame.pack();
          frame.setVisible(true);
     public static void main(String[] args) {
          //Schedule a job for the event dispatch thread:
          //creating and showing this application's GUI.
          SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
               public void run() {
                    //Turn off metal's use of bold fonts
                    createAndShowGUI();
}bye ale