[news.eclipse.platform.swt] Re: "Flat" widgets

[Geoff Gibbs <gg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Geoff Gibbs wrote:
> How do I get my widgets to appear 'flat' like the ones used in eclipse?
>
> I've tried using the FormWidgetFactory but I don't really know how.

I've worked it out. For anyone else who wants to know:

If you tell FormWidgetFactory to paint the borders for a Composite, it 
will paint the borders of all of the composites children.
For example:
  FormWidgetFactory fwf = new FormWidgetFactory();
  Composite page = new Composite(parent, SWT.NONE);
  fwf.paintBordersFor(page);

  new Text(page, SWT.NONE);

The Text widget will be painted with a solid black border.
Note: If the Text widget is created with SWT.BORDER then two borders 
will be drawn.


Geoff