How to create an own desgin for JTabbedPane

Question

Hello,
I have a very simple question: I want to create my own JTabbedPane-Style, like this picture.
How do I do this?
picard90

Answer 1

Can't recall ever having used it, but see this excerpt from the [Javadoc for JTabbedPane|http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/javax/swing/JTabbedPane.html]:
The tab title can be rendered by a Component. For example, the following produce similar results:
// In this case the look and feel renders the title for the tab.
tabbedPane.addTab("Tab", myComponent);
// In this case the custom component is responsible for rendering the
// title of the tab.
tabbedPane.addTab(null, myComponent);
tabbedPane.setTabComponentAt(0, new JLabel("Tab"));
The latter is typically used when you want a more complex user interaction that requires custom components on the tab. For example, you could provide a custom > component that animates or one that has widgets for closing the tab. If you want something more elaborate, write a custom UI delegate. Or see this: Synth (never used it myself).