Customization Points

Tab Placement

By default, Modern Docking places all tabs in JTabbedPanes at the bottom. This can be changed using Settings.alwaysDisplayTabsMode which will switch the tab placement to the top.

Tab Layout Policy

The tab layout policy of JTabbedPane can be customized with Settings.setTabLayoutPolicy. The default tab layout policy is JTabbedPane.SCROLL_TAB_LAYOUT and it can be set to either JTabbedPane.SCROLL_TAB_LAYOUT or JTabbedPane.WRAP_TAB_LAYOUT.

Active Highlighter

By default, Modern Docking will highlight the dockable that the house is currently over. This can be disabled before initializing the docking framework by using Settings.setActiveHighlighterEnabled.

Custom Dockable Header

Create your own implementation of the header UI and return it in Dockable.

Last modified: 28 April 2025