Java Utililty Methods Swing Look and Feel

List of utility methods to do Swing Look and Feel

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Description

The list of methods to do Swing Look and Feel are organized into topic(s).

Method

voidsetMotifLookAndFeel()
set Motif Look And Feel 
try {
    UIManager.setLookAndFeel("com.sun.java.swing.plaf.motif.MotifLookAndFeel");
} catch (Exception e) {
    System.out.println("Error setting Motif LAF: " + e);
voidsetMotifLookAndFeel()
Old Skool Look and Feel. 
try {
    UIManager.setLookAndFeel("com.sun.java.swing.plaf.motif.MotifLookAndFeel");
} catch (Exception e) {
    System.out.println("Error setting Motif LAF: " + e);
voidsetNativeLookAndFeel()
Sets the look and feel to the system's look and feel. 
try {
    UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
} catch (Exception ex) {
voidsetNativeLookAndFeel()
set Native Look And Feel 
UIManager.put("Slider.paintValue", false);
try {
    UIManager.setLookAndFeel("com.sun.java.swing.plaf.gtk.GTKLookAndFeel");
    return;
} catch (Exception e) {
try {
    UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
...
voidsetNiceSwingLookAndFeel()
set Nice Swing Look And Feel 
try {
    for (javax.swing.UIManager.LookAndFeelInfo info : javax.swing.UIManager.getInstalledLookAndFeels()) {
        if (javax.swing.UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName().equals(info.getClassName())) {
            javax.swing.UIManager.setLookAndFeel(info.getClassName());
        if ("com.sun.java.swing.plaf.gtk.GTKLookAndFeel".equals(info.getClassName())) {
            javax.swing.UIManager.setLookAndFeel(info.getClassName());
            break;
...
booleansetNimbusLookAndFeel()
Tries to set the NimbusLookAndFeel 
boolean isNumbusSet = true;
try { 
    UIManager.setLookAndFeel("com.sun.java.swing.plaf.nimbus.NimbusLookAndFeel");
} catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
    isNumbusSet = false;
} catch (InstantiationException e) {
    isNumbusSet = false;
} catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
...
voidsetNimbusLookAndFeel()
set Nimbus Look And Feel 
try {
    for (LookAndFeelInfo info : UIManager.getInstalledLookAndFeels()) {
        if ("Nimbus".equals(info.getName())) {
            UIManager.setLookAndFeel(info.getClassName());
            break;
} catch (Exception e) {
...
voidsetSOMToolboxLookAndFeel()
set SOM Toolbox Look And Feel 
try {
    UIManager.setLookAndFeel("com.jgoodies.plaf.plastic.PlasticLookAndFeel");
} catch (Exception e) {
    try {
        Logger.getLogger("at.tuwien.ifs.somtoolbox")
                .info("Could not find JGoodies Look & Feel - defaulting to cross-platform Look & Feel.");
        UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getCrossPlatformLookAndFeelClassName());
    } catch (Exception e2) {
...
voidsetSystemLAF()
set System LAF 
try {
    UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
} catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
    e.printStackTrace();
} catch (InstantiationException e) {
    e.printStackTrace();
} catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
    e.printStackTrace();
...
booleansetSystemLAF()
Sets the system look and feel. 
try {
    UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
} catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
    return false;
} catch (InstantiationException e) {
    return false;
} catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
    return false;
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