KControls

These a bunch of components made for Java Swing to beautify user interfaces and give UI’s a modern look. They include :

• KButton
• KKGradientPanel
• Frame Resize and Move Utility

How to install KControl(s)

• Download jar file
• Open Netbeans Create your Swing application, head to Palette right click and select Palette Manager select Add from Jar and browse to the location of the downloaded jar file.
• Select and proceed, select KControls [KButton, KGradientPanel.. ] components proceed to select the category and hit Finish.
• Open your JFrame drag KGradientPanel/KButton to it and set the properties in the properties window.

Using Maven

<dependency>
  <groupId>com.k33ptoo</groupId>
  <artifactId>KControls</artifactId>
  <version>2.0</version>
</dependency>

Add your components to your code as described here

Note: Custom properties starts with K eg KStartColor

1. KButton

KButton is an extended version of JButton – it has basically everything else a JButton has, that said we will look only the custom properties.

Custom Properties

• kAllowGradient(Boolean) Enables or disables gradient property of the button.
• kBackgroundColor(Color) Gets or sets the background color of the button.
• kBorderRadius(int) Gets or sets the radius of a button (recommended 0 to 30).
• kEndColor(Color) Gets or sets the button’s gradient end color to the right.
• kFillButton(boolean) Allows the button to be filled or not with color/gradient
• kForeGround(Color) Gets or sets the component’s label.
• kHoverColor(Color) Gets or sets the color of the control when a mouse is hovered over it.
• kHoverEndColor(Color) Gets or sets the button’s gradient end color when it receives a mouse hover event.
• kHoverForeGround(Color) Gets or sets the button’s label color when it receives a mouse hover event.
• kHoverStartColor(Color) Gets or sets the button’s gradient start color when it receives a mouse hover event.
• kPressedColor(Color) Gets or sets the button’s color when it receives a mouse click event.
• kStartcolor(Color) Gets or sets the button’s gradient end color to the left.
• kAllowTab(boolean) Gets or sets the button’s tab property by making kButtons have a tab–like feature.
• kIndicatorColor(Color) Gets or sets the button’s indicator color.
• kIndicatorThickness(int) Gets or sets the button’s indicator thickness.

States & Properties

(Properties to watch out for quicker UI designing)

Hover State

• kHoverColor(Color)
• kHoverEndColor(Color)
• kHoverForeGround(Color)
• kHoverStartColor(Color

Normal State

• kAllowGradient(Boolean)
• kBackgroundColor(Color)
• kAllowTab(Boolean)
• kBorderRadius(int)
• kEndColor(Color)
• kFillButton(boolean)
• kForeGround(Color)
• kStartColor(Color)
• kPressedColor(Color)

2. KGradientPanel

This is an extended version of JPanel with awesome gradient effect. Custom properties

• kEndColor(Color) Gets or sets the button’s gradient end color to the right.
• kGradientFocus(int) Gets or sets the location to which the gradient should focus (accepts negative value)
• kStartcolor(Color) Gets or sets the button’s gradient end color to the left.
• kBorderRadius(int) Gets or sets the radius of a KGradientPanel(recommended 0 to 30).

Frame Resize and Move Utility

What resize and move utility does is, it allows you to drag or resize your undecorated JFrame. So here is how to use it.

 private static void resizeMoveFrame(JFrame frame) {
     //Resize and move
     SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() -> {

         //Drag around your frame using below

         ComponentMoverUtil.moveFrame(frame, false, frame.getComponents());

        // Use below if you want to resize your frame
         ComponentResizerUtil cr = new ComponentResizerUtil();
         frame.getRootPane().setBorder(new LineBorder(Color.gray));
         cr.setSnapSize(new Dimension(5, 5));
         cr.setDragInsets(new Insets(5, 5, 5, 5));
       
         //always register frame to resize
         cr.registerComponent(frame); 

     });
 } 

Download Jar Here Thank you.