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import org.eclipse.nebula.widgets.nattable.grid.layer.config.DefaultRowStyleConfiguration;

import org.eclipse.nebula.widgets.nattable.layer.config.DefaultColumnHeaderStyleConfiguration;

import org.eclipse.nebula.widgets.nattable.layer.config.DefaultRowHeaderStyleConfiguration;

import org.eclipse.nebula.widgets.nattable.selection.config.DefaultSelectionStyleConfiguration;

import org.eclipse.nebula.widgets.nattable.style.VerticalAlignmentEnum;

import org.eclipse.nebula.widgets.nattable.util.GUIHelper;

import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Color;

import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.FontData;

import eu.etaxonomy.taxeditor.model.ColorResources;

import eu.etaxonomy.taxeditor.preference.Resources;

        applyStyles();

        // NOTE: Getting the colors and fonts from the GUIHelper ensures that

        // they are disposed properly (required by SWT)

        DefaultNatTableStyleConfiguration natTableConfiguration = new DefaultNatTableStyleConfiguration();

        natTableConfiguration.bgColor = GUIHelper.getColor(249, 172, 7);

        natTableConfiguration.fgColor = GUIHelper.getColor(30, 76, 19);

        natTableConfiguration.hAlign = HorizontalAlignmentEnum.LEFT;

        natTableConfiguration.vAlign = VerticalAlignmentEnum.TOP;

//        natTableConfiguration.borderStyle = new BorderStyle(1, GUIHelper.getColor(249, 172, 7), LineStyleEnum.SOLID);

        // Setup even odd row colors - row colors override the NatTable default

        // colors

        DefaultRowStyleConfiguration rowStyleConfiguration = new DefaultRowStyleConfiguration();

        rowStyleConfiguration.oddRowBgColor = ColorResources.getColor(Resources.COLOR_LIST_ODD);

        rowStyleConfiguration.evenRowBgColor = ColorResources.getColor(Resources.COLOR_LIST_EVEN);

        // Setup selection styling

        DefaultSelectionStyleConfiguration selectionStyle = new DefaultSelectionStyleConfiguration();

//        selectionStyle.selectionFont = GUIHelper.getFont(new FontData("Verdana", 8, SWT.NORMAL));

//        selectionStyle.selectionBgColor = GUIHelper.getColor(217, 232, 251);

//        selectionStyle.selectionFgColor = GUIHelper.COLOR_BLACK;

//        selectionStyle.anchorBorderStyle = new BorderStyle(1, GUIHelper.COLOR_DARK_GRAY, LineStyleEnum.SOLID);

//        selectionStyle.anchorBgColor = GUIHelper.getColor(65, 113, 43);

        selectionStyle.selectedHeaderBgColor = GUIHelper.getColor(156, 209, 103);

        // Add all style configurations to NatTable

        natTable.addConfiguration(natTableConfiguration);

        natTable.addConfiguration(rowStyleConfiguration);

        natTable.addConfiguration(selectionStyle);

        // Column/Row header style and custom painters

        DefaultRowHeaderStyleConfiguration rowHeaderConfig = new DefaultRowHeaderStyleConfiguration();

        Color rowColumnColor = GUIHelper.getColor(230, 255, 255);

        rowHeaderConfig.bgColor = rowColumnColor;

        natTable.addConfiguration(rowHeaderConfig);

        DefaultColumnHeaderStyleConfiguration columnHeaderStyle = new DefaultColumnHeaderStyleConfiguration();

        columnHeaderStyle.bgColor = rowColumnColor;

        columnHeaderStyle.font = GUIHelper.getFont(new FontData("Verdana", 9, SWT.BOLD)); //$NON-NLS-1$

        natTable.addConfiguration(columnHeaderStyle);