Create tabs without JTabbedPane?

Hello,
I am currently trying to code a little editor with Swing on Mac OS X Leopard. To edit multiple files at once, a tabbed layout would be very useful. So far, the only way to create tabs in Swing I found is by using a JTabbedPane.
But using a JTabbedPane doesn't result in what I'm looking for.
Instead of the [JTabbedPane-tabs|http://i40.tinypic.com/2dv0w7b.jpg], I'm looking for native-looking, browser-style tabs, like these, or these .
I think I once read something about these kind of tabs on the Apple Developer website, but I cannot find the text anymore.
Is there any way to make such browser-style tabs in Swing?
EDIT: Maybe [this page|http://code.google.com/p/macbeans/source/browse/trunk/src/org/behrang/macbeans/tab/?r=5] gives the answer? It's the source code for a Netbeans plugin, which also changes the Netbeans tabbar. I don't understand the code though...

Have you tried setting a native lookAndFeel?
http://www.tutorialized.com/view/tutori … Java/10062
though from what I can remember, the linux 'native' look is fairly lame. Does it have to be swing? Iirc SWT looks more native in many cases.

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version 4.1.1.00.23
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