Top "Look-and-feel" questions

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

Trying to create JTable with proper row header

I am trying to create a JTable that has a row header that looks just like a column header and …

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How to install/configure custom Java Look-And-Feel?

I'm trying to install Sea Glass Look and Feel. I want to install/configure the LaF using a property file, …

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Why does setBackground to JButton does not work?

I have the following simple code: btn = new JButton(); btn.setBackground(backgroundColor) I worked when I used: UIManager.setLookAndFeel("com.…

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JFrame and Nimbus Look And Feel

I use Nimbus Look and Feel in a project. However, although every GUI JComponent have a Look and Feel of …

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Is there a java look and feel based on the flat design concept?

I have 5 java systems for engineering whose UI were developed using Swing. We started the development of these systems about 10 …

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How to make a window look like this in Java?

How do I create a window which looks like this in Java: I want that window layout, instead of the …

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How to set all Java Swing GUI component backgrounds and foreground(fonts) colors at once?

I have tons of jbuttons, jtextfields, jlabels, jmenus, gui items and it is extremely time consuming to set the background …

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Skinning Java desktop applications?

Does anybody know a way to "skin" Java desktop applications. (Like Winamp skins, or skins for MirandaIM)? I don't want …

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Change the look and feel of java application on runtime (IDE: Netbeans)

I am building a java app and I want to change the theme(look and feel) of application at runtime …

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Add an event handler to each control on a form at runtime VB6

I have a VB6 application where I'd like to have a consistent behavior among its controls application-wide. One of the …

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