look-and-feel

add some something to system look and feel in java

I didn't like the default look and feel in java. i am using netbeans. I wanted windows like look and feel.so i included: try { UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName()); } catch(Exception e) { } i have 10 tabs in my frame.After user does some work in each tab(click radiobutton etc),I have to set the...

can't detect that windows classic theme active

I am calling UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName(). And get as result WindowsLookAndFeel, even when setting current theme to WindowsClassicLookAndFeel. But I expect WindowsClassicLookAndFeel. Question is how can I detect that windows classic theme is now active ...

resources on secured web site

We have a web site in the domain, let's name: http://website.com. It is necessary to implement same look-and-feel on another web site (https://custom.website.com). As we can see, the 2nd is in the sub-domain of the 1st one, but it is secured (it uses https). To achieve same look-and-feel same DLLs are used in both web sites. These DLLs ...

how to change java swing look and feel without application restart?

is there a specific way to change the look and feel of a swing application without needing to restart the application every time the LAF got changed by the user? im looking for a solution where one can select the LAF from a configuration dialog and it changes directly on apply without having to fall back to telling the user to restart t...

Java Synth: Problem with JTabbedPane and SynthGraphicsUtils

Hi, in my Java application, I have a JTabbedPane and a synth look&feel. The l&f is defined by a xml file. This works very fine for me. Now the challenge: I want the text in the tabs of the JTabbedPane to be written vertically, not horizontally. For this, I subclassed the SynthGraphicsUtils and overwrote the method paintText(SynthContex...

How to dynamically add a new look and feel?

I want to make sure that the user himself could add L & F. But how to do this I do not understand. it is even possible? ...

How to change the default font size in the Swing GTK LookAndFeel?

Is there a way to change the default font size in the Swing GTK LaF? The GTK LaF seems to assume 72dpi, so all the fonts are only 3/4 of the size they should be when using a 96dpi screen. See this Fedora bug for details. I'd like to find a workaround in the meantime, while I wait for the fix. I've already tried resetting the font size ...

Substance 6.1 upgrade gives Substance delegate used when Substance is not the current LAF exception

I'm trying to upgrade my app to use the latest drop of substance L&F but the problem is that I got the Following exception Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Substance delegate used when Substance is not the current LAF [component JButton in window App under Substance Business Blue Steel] at o...

Set component look and feel

I'm using substance look and feel as my application default look and feel, however I want to set the system look and feel for FileDialog especially in Mac OS. Is it possible to set FileDialog to use look and feel other than the application look and feel? Thanks ...

Look and feel in java

I am developing an desktop application for my personal use. I use Java as programming language and I use Swing to develop GUI. I need some beautiful look and feel. How can I do it in Java or with any 3rd party API? ...

What are the UIManager keys for JFileChooser and FileDialog?

I want to use the UIManager.get method in order to get and save the system look and feel for JFileChooser and FileDialog and then I want to change the look and feel. The problem is that I don't know what are the keys for Swing components that UIManager.get method uses. Is there any reference or any convention for that? Thanks ...

how to put image on jslilder's knob of swing in java?

Hi All I need to customize the look and feel of jslider in swing in java. I have an image of knob of jslider. I need to put this image of knob over jslider's knob which we used to select a value from the given range. I dont want to use the default knob image of jslider. Instead i want to place my own knob's image over it. Please help...

Report Design Templates

We are using DevExpress XtraReports 2009v3.3 and although I can achieve what I want through various formatting objects in code, there must be a (better/less painless/maintainable/visual) way of achieving what I require... I need to produce a report, designed to end-user 'look & feel'. We have many companies which use our software and th...