Change disabled JLabel text color

Question

Hi all
I have some JLabels labelled black on grey color.
When I disable them, the text color is too close to th background color to keep them readable. Is there a way to change the disabled color of the text to keep it dark enough to be read?
Thanks

Answer 1

import java.awt.*;
import java.util.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class Test {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
         UIDefaults uid = UIManager.getLookAndFeelDefaults();
         for(Iterator i = uid.keySet().iterator(); i.hasNext(); ) {
             String key = (String) i.next();
             if (key.startsWith("Label"))
                System.out.println(key);
         UIManager.put("Label.disabledForeground", new Color(0x80, 0x40, 0));
         JPanel contentPane = new JPanel();
         JLabel label1 = new JLabel("This one is enabled");
         label1.setOpaque(true);
         contentPane.add(label1);
         JLabel label2 = new JLabel("This one is disabled");
         label2.setOpaque(true);
         label2.setEnabled(false);
         contentPane.add(label2);
         final JFrame f = new JFrame();
         f.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
         f.setContentPane(contentPane);
         f.pack();
         SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable(){
            public void run() {
                f.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
                f.setVisible(true);
}