JGoodies Looks :: User's Guide :: Menu- & Tool Bar
Author: Karsten Lentzsch
Description: The JGoodies Looks make your Swing apps and applets look better.
Keywords: JGoodies Looks Java Look Feel Swing UI Design Usability Lentzsch Kiel
Date: 2003-07-31

# :: Menu Bar and Tool Bar Options :: The following JGoodies options enable you to tweak the visual appearance of your menu- and tool bars. ## Setting Header Style Setting a header style is the recommended way to tell the JGoodies looks, that a menu bar or tool bar is in the application header. Each JGoodies look will look for a header style and then choose an appropriate look-specific border and 3D effect.
       JMenuBar menuBar = new JMenuBar();
       menuBar.putClientProperty(Options.HEADER_STYLE_KEY, HeaderStyle.BOTH);

       JToolBar toolBar = new JToolBar();
       toolBar.putClientProperty(Options.HEADER_STYLE_KEY, HeaderStyle.BOTH);
Use the `HeaderStyle.BOTH` if both, menu bar and tool bar are in the application's header. The look may then wrap both components with a border. Use `HeaderStyle.SINGLE` in case, you have just a menu bar or tool bar in the header. ## Border Style You can override the header style by setting a look-specific `BorderStyle`: `EMPTY`, `ETCHED`, or `SEPARATOR`. For example:
       JMenuBar menuBar = new JMenuBar();
       menuBar.putClientProperty(Options.HEADER_STYLE_KEY, HeaderStyle.SINGLE);
       menuBar.putClientProperty(PlasticLookAndFeel.BORDER_STYLE_KEY, BorderStyle.SEPARATOR);
## Plastic 3D Hint Plastic chooses an appropriate default pseudo 3D effect for the specified header and border style. You can override the default by setting a Plastic 3D hint:
       JMenuBar menuBar = new JMenuBar();
       menuBar.putClientProperty(Options.HEADER_STYLE_KEY, HeaderStyle.SINGLE);
       menuBar.putClientProperty(PlasticLookAndFeel.IS_3D_KEY, Boolean.FALSE);
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