Assuming MyFrame is your main class extending JFrame, you can write the main function like this call JSplashScreen.

	public static void main(String[] args) {
		
		MyFrame f = new MyFrame();
		JSplashScreen splash = new JSplashScreen(f , 
			MyFrame.class.getResource("images/splash.png"), 
			10 ); 
		f.show();
		
		splash.requestFocus();		
	}

In this example, the image use in the splash is under same package as the MyFrame class (under images sub-directory).

Assuming aFrame is a JFrame with a BorderLayout, you add a StatusBar to that frame using code below. This example comes with an additional text label (JStatusLabel a JLabel with lowered border) and an icon in the status bar.

        JStatusBar statusBar = new JStatusBar();
        
        JStatusLabel st = new JStatusLabel("Status");    
        statusBar.add(st);		
        statusBar.add(new JStatusLabel(new ImageIcon("images/default_co.gif")));		
        statusBar.addTimeLabel();
        
        aFrame.getContentPane().add(statusBar, BorderLayout.SOUTH); 
        
        statusBar.setStatusText("Modified Status text");

You can set or get the status text with StatusBar::setStatusText and StatusBar::getStatusText.

Here is a sample code to construct a JCoolTabbedPanel:

The main panel of the example is manage by a BorderLayout. The JCoolTabbedPanel is added to the center of the main panel (it can be added where you want, in main cases to the west in a real application, but it can be added to a splitpane too).

The main work is to add a panel to a JCoolTabbedPanel (JCoolTabbedPanel::addTab). You can use ony panel you want, I made a special panel (JCoolTabInnerPanel) which behave like in a standard Outlook Bar.

Once this is done, your work is to associated ActionListener to buttons in the panel (for example, switch visible component of a panel manager by java.awt.CardLayout layout, which is added at the center of the main panel).

   

  
   

    
  public void initUI() {

    setTitle((String) getClass().getName());


    setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

    

    JPanel panel = (JPanel)getContentPane();


    panel.setLayout(new BorderLayout());

    

  

    //

    // *** Constructs the sub-panels for the Outlook like panel


    //

    

    // *** first Panel ***

    

    // this panel is especially developped for JCoolTabbedPanel


    pan1 = new JCoolTabInnerPanel();

    

    // add a background image : default alignment is bottom-left (more to come)


    // see pan2 for tiled background

    pan1.setBackgroundImage("images/dino.png");

    

    // add components to the sub-panel :


    // JCoolButton behaves something like a standard Outlook button 

    //with rollover behaviour

    

    pan1.add(new JCoolButton("New", new ImageIcon("images/view.gif")));


    pan1.add(new JCoolButton("Edit", new ImageIcon("images/view.gif")));

    pan1.add(new JCoolButton("Delete", new ImageIcon("images/view.gif")));


    pan1.add(new JCoolButton("Childs", new ImageIcon("images/view.gif")));



    // *** repeat for others sub-panels ***


    

    pan2 = new JCoolTabInnerPanel();

    // add a tiled background image 

    pan2.setBackgroundImage("images/dark-marble.gif", true);


    pan2.add(new JCoolButton("Users", new ImageIcon("images/view.gif")));

    pan2.add(new JCoolButton("Roles", new ImageIcon("images/view.gif")));


    

    pan3 = new JCoolTabInnerPanel();

    pan3.add(new JCoolButton("Preferences", new ImageIcon("images/view.gif")));




    //

    // *** JCoolTabbedPanel

    //

    

    // Here is the core function of the JCoolTabbedPanel:


    // it adds the constructed panels to a JCoolTabbedPanel

    // You can experience your own sub-panels to test other behaviours




    JCoolTabbedPanel tab = new JCoolTabbedPanel();

    tab.addTab(pan1,"Main");  // params are : the panel to add, the title of the tab


    tab.addTab(pan2, "Admin");

    tab.addTab(pan3,"Options"); 

    

    // add it to the west as standard Outlook Bar


    panel.add(tab, BorderLayout.CENTER);



    pack();

    setVisible(true);


    show();

  }