cobbling a ComboBox

I have a JComboBox that looks like this:

http://www.geocities.com/tekmonk2005/pix/ComboBoxColors.jpg

I would like to use the color on the top title bar to use it as the
background of the selected item in the combobox, so it kind of looks like a
continuation of what was suggested in the title bar

But I don't know how to ask the UI Manager to give me the color of the top
title bar a JFrame uses. If you go:

UIManager.get("InternalFrame.borderColor")

you will get something like:

javax.swing.plaf.ColorUIResource[r=238,g=238,b=238]

Which is the grey color of the default Window background in the Metal L&F

Also I don't know how to only have the selection boldened (as in the window
bar), when the selection is made. If you go:

UIManager.put("ComboBox.font", new Font("Monospaced", Font.PLAIN +
Font.BOLD, 16));

The font stays bold all the time

I would like for it to be bold only when you select it

Is this possible?

thanx
lbrtchx

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