JTabbedPane tab selection colors

Question

I'm just wondering if there's an easier way to change the colors of the tabs in a JTabbedPane when moving between tabs?? I've tried the UIManager.put() with no luck.
public void stateChanged(ChangeEvent event)
     if (tabbedPane.getSelectedIndex() == 0)
          tabbedPane.setBackgroundAt(0, panelColor);
          tabbedPane.setBackgroundAt(1, null);
          tabbedPane.setBackgroundAt(2, null);
     else if (tabbedPane.getSelectedIndex() == 1)
          tabbedPane.setBackgroundAt(0, null);
          tabbedPane.setBackgroundAt(1, panelColor);
          tabbedPane.setBackgroundAt(2, null);
     else if (tabbedPane.getSelectedIndex() == 2)
          tabbedPane.setBackgroundAt(0, null);
          tabbedPane.setBackgroundAt(1, null);
          tabbedPane.setBackgroundAt(2, panelColor);

Answer 1

Try something like this:
public void stateChanged(ChangeEvent e)
     for (int i = 0; i < tabbedPane.getTabCount(); i++)
          tabbedPane.setBackgroundAt(i, Color.yellow);
          tabbedPane.setForegroundAt(i, Color.redl);
     int selected = tabbedPane.getSelectedIndex();
     tabbedPane.setBackgroundAt( selected, Color.blue );
     tabbedPane.setForegroundAt( selected, Color.green );
}Does this code work for you?
When I try this code the setForegroundAt() method works.
The setBackgroundAt() method works inside the for loop, but not outside. That is I see tabs with a background of yellow, but the selected tab still shows a background of grey, not blue. Does this happen for you.
I'm running the Windows LAF on Windows 98 and JDK1.3