Top "Look-and-feel" questions

Questions about the Look and Feel (LaF) of applications with a graphical user interface (GUI).

Java Look and Feel (L&F)

I am developing a desktop application with Java Swing for my personal use.I am in need of some beautiful …

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How can I create a "modern looking" Java desktop application?

Similar questions to this are asked periodically, but many of these answers are outdated. I need to build a cross-platform …

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How to set jframe look and feel

I am kind of confused on where to put this : try { UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getCrossPlatformLookAndFeelClassName()); UIManager.setLookAndFeel("com.sun.java.…

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Change background and text color of JMenuBar and JMenu objects inside it

How can I set custom background color for JMenuBar and JMenu objects inside it? I tried .setBackgroundColor and it does …

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Please recommend pretty Java Swing components library

I am right now working on a job of retouching the user interface of a software which is coded in …

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How to improve look and feel of JAVA swing GUI?

I am working on a project that uses Java Swing. The default look and feel of the Java Swing GUI …

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How do I get the default font for Swing JTabbedPane labels?

Does the text in Swing components have a default font? In particular, what about tab labels on JTabbedPanes? I'm working …

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Windows look and feel for JFileChooser

I'm trying to generate a JFileChooser that has the Windows look-and-feel. I couldn't find a method to change it, so …

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How to show the hidden toolbar of Eclipse

Eclipse has a context menu item to hide the entire toolbar of RCP. Where is the corresponding menu item to …

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creating a nice GUI in WPF

I need to create a desktop CAD application which essentially should have a nice modern GUI. I am thinking of …

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