how to retain windows-like appearance of java GUI in fedora

Question

Hi all,

I'm using netbeans 6.7.1 on windows. I created a jframe application . When i run the same application in my fedora core OS , the appearance becomes dull , the fonts and the spacing change.. How to avoid this - as the GUI is of prime importance to my application.

Please help..

Answer 1

You can't use the Windows look and feel on Fedora.

to quote Sun:

Note: The GTK+ L&F will only run on UNIX or Linux systems with GTK+ 2.2 or later installed, while the Windows L&F runs only on Windows systems. Like the Java (Metal) L&F, the Motif L&F will run on any platform.

You are probably currently getting the GTK+ look and feel. You have 2 other options to try, Motif and Metal. You can see how to set a different look and feel here.