Change Chapter Bar Color

Question

Hello,
I was wondering if it is possible to change the color of the Chapter Bar Title bar that appears in an ibook when you tap the screen when viewing it from an ipad (the bar which allows you to return to the Library, return to the Table of Contents, view MyNotes, Search, or Bookmark).
Right now the bar is in black (which I assume is the basic) but I would like it to be in white.
Any suggestions?
Thank you,
Santiago

Answer 1

this'll get you part of the way
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
class Testing
  Color titleBarColor = Color.RED;
  public void buildGUI()
    UIManager.put("activeCaption", new javax.swing.plaf.ColorUIResource(titleBarColor));
    UIManager.put("inactiveCaption", new javax.swing.plaf.ColorUIResource(titleBarColor));
    JDialog.setDefaultLookAndFeelDecorated(true);
    javax.swing.plaf.metal.MetalLookAndFeel.setCurrentTheme(new NoBumpsTheme());
    JDialog dialog = new JDialog(new JFrame(),true);
    dialog.setSize(400,300);
    dialog.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
    dialog.setDefaultCloseOperation(JDialog.DO_NOTHING_ON_CLOSE);
    dialog.addWindowListener(new java.awt.event.WindowAdapter() {
      public void windowClosing(java.awt.event.WindowEvent e) {
        System.exit(0);
    dialog.setVisible(true);
  class NoBumpsTheme extends javax.swing.plaf.metal.DefaultMetalTheme
    public javax.swing.plaf.ColorUIResource getPrimaryControlHighlight(){
      return new javax.swing.plaf.ColorUIResource(titleBarColor);
    public javax.swing.plaf.ColorUIResource getPrimaryControlDarkShadow(){
      return new javax.swing.plaf.ColorUIResource(titleBarColor);
  public static void main(String[] args)
    SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable(){
      public void run(){
        new Testing().buildGUI();
}run the code, should be OK.
with the dialog showing, click the taskbar, so it becomes 'inactive' - the bumps reappear (this bit needs work)