Tag Archive for 'swing'

Always forget how to enable it.
So put it in my blog to reference that quickly.

        try {
            for (LookAndFeelInfo info : UIManager.getInstalledLookAndFeels()) {
                if ("Nimbus".equals(info.getName())) {
                    UIManager.setLookAndFeel(info.getClassName());
                    break;
                }
            }
        } catch (UnsupportedLookAndFeelException e) {
        } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
        } catch (InstantiationException e) {
        } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
        }

Nimbus is really a nice and must-use vector look-and-feel.
Just compare it to the old metal:

Here you can get more information about Nimbus Look-And-Feel
http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/technotes/guides/jweb/otherFeatures/nimbus_laf.html