Java’s Nimbus Look-and-Feel

Java comes bundled with a cross-platform look-and-feel known as Nimbus. For programs with Swing graphical user interfaces (e.g., Chapters 12 and 22), we configured our test computers to use Nimbus as the default look-and-feel.

To set Nimbus as the default for all Java applications, you must create a text file named swing.properties in the lib folder of both your JDK installation folder and your JRE installation folder. Place the following line of code in the file:

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swing.defaultlaf=com.sun.java.swing.plaf.nimbus.NimbusLookAndFeel

For more information on locating these folders visit http://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/webnotes/install/index.html. [Note: In addition to the standalone ...

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