Java tutorial
import org.eclipse.swt.SWT; import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Color; import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.GC; import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display; import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell; public class GCBackgroundForeground { public static void main(String[] args) { Display display = new Display(); Shell shell = new Shell(display); shell.open(); Color white = display.getSystemColor(SWT.COLOR_WHITE); Color black = display.getSystemColor(SWT.COLOR_BLACK); GC gc = new GC(shell); gc.setBackground(black); gc.setForeground(white); gc.drawString("Test", 12, 12); gc.dispose(); while (!shell.isDisposed()) { if (!display.readAndDispatch()) display.sleep(); } display.dispose(); } }