protected DefaultListCellRenderer defaultRenderer = new DefaultListCellRenderer();

  public Component getListCellRendererComponent(JList list, Object value, int index,
      boolean isSelected, boolean cellHasFocus) {
    Font theFont = null;
    Color theForeground = null;
    Icon theIcon = null;
    String theText = null;

    JLabel renderer = (JLabel) defaultRenderer.getListCellRendererComponent(list, value, index,
        isSelected, cellHasFocus);

    if (value instanceof Object[]) {
      Object values[] = (Object[]) value;
      theFont = (Font) values[0];
      theForeground = (Color) values[1];
      theIcon = (Icon) values[2];
      theText = (String) values[3];
    } else {
      theFont = list.getFont();
      theForeground = list.getForeground();
      theText = "";
    }
    if (!isSelected) {
      renderer.setForeground(theForeground);
    }
    if (theIcon != null) {
      renderer.setIcon(theIcon);
    }
    renderer.setText(theText);
    renderer.setFont(theFont);
    return renderer;
  }