JCheckBoxMenuItem doesn't show the checkbox

Question

Hi,
I'm trying to add a JCheckBoxMenuItem to a popup menu. I'm using jdk1.4 and the Windows L&F. The checkbox portion of the JCheckBoxMenuItem doesn't show up; all I see are the words associated with the check box. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Angella
private void createPopup(Point p) {
JMenuItem item;
popup = new JPopupMenu();
JCheckBoxMenuItem checkItem = new JCheckBoxMenuItem("Show Labels");
popup.add(checkItem);
if xxx== null || xxx.equals(""))
checkItem.setEnabled(false);
checkItem.addActionListener(new ActionListener(){
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e){
JCheckBoxMenuItem temp = ((JCheckBoxMenuItem)(e.getSource()));
setShowLabels(temp.isSelected());
checkItem = new JCheckBoxMenuItem("ShowTypes");
popup.add(checkItem);
if (xxx == null || xxx.equals(""))
checkItem.setEnabled(false);
checkItem.addActionListener(new ActionListener(){
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e){
JCheckBoxMenuItem temp = ((JCheckBoxMenuItem)(e.getSource()));
setType(temp.isSelected());
popup.show(this, p.x, p.y);

Answer 1

Angella,
Did you ever overcome this limitation in the windows l&f. I would also like to show an empty checkbox on the menu item to indicate that the menu item is "checkable". Did you find a way to do this?
Thanks,
Troy