Shaped (Rounded Rectangle, Polygon, Oval, Arc etc) and Translucent Application Windows

Generally most of the application windows are rectangle shaped. This article show how to create different shaped rounded rectangle, polygonal, oval, circled, arced windows in Java. This can help you to create various shaped splash screens in Java. The window shaping and translucent effect is ...

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Using Borders for Components

Class BorderFactory has various methods for rendering a border around the edges of a swing component.Some are:Empty Border: It takes up space but does no drawing, specifying the width of the top, left, bottom, and right sides.Etched Border: It’s a border with an "etched" look using the component's current...

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