In the Java Desktop Application template used by Netbeans, a menu bar is created with JMenuBar and JMenuItems.
How can I get that bar displayed at the top, where menu bars are displayed in MacOSX instead of in-window, like in Windows?
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A:
By adding something like this into your code:
if (System.getProperty("os.name").contains("Mac")) {
System.setProperty("apple.laf.useScreenMenuBar", "true");
}
oold
2009-10-31 14:32:22
If I run my app with this argument: -Dapple.laf.useScreenMenuBar=true, the bar is shown correctly at the top, but if I do this System.setProperty("apple.laf.useScreenMenuBar", "true"); on the main method, it doesn't. Any ideas?
J. Pablo Fernández
2009-10-31 15:00:38
I am not sure. I would try to put it as the first code in main() method or System.setProperty("apple.laf.useScreenMenuBar", "true"); without if condition (is not met if os.name contains "mac" instead of "Mac" for example) It seems to work on my 10.5.8 Leopard.
oold
2009-10-31 16:55:22
Yes, I've done both those right away, no if, and in main.
J. Pablo Fernández
2009-11-01 01:44:17
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A:
Java applications look like traditional java applications even under OS X.
If you want a native look and feel, there are a few tweaks you have to do. This article series describe them.
http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/JavaLP/JavaToMac/
This includes setting the Dock icon and text, and integrating with the Applications menu.
I believe that the OS X "wrap jar as an application" utility with XCode sets all these properties automatically.
Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen
2009-10-31 14:43:42