Utilities for Mac GUI work

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/**
 * Utilities for Mac GUI work.
 * 
 * @version $Id: MacOSUtil.java,v 1.11 2004/01/31 01:26:05 ian Exp $
 */
public class MacOSUtil {

  /** Return true if we are running MacOS; needs a few GUI tweaks if so. */
  public static boolean isMacOS() {
    return System.getProperty("mrj.version") != null;
  }

  /**
   * Set a few common properties for the given application if we are running
   * under MacOS. Usage Example:
   * 
   * <pre>
   * if (MacOSUtil.isMacOS()) {
   *   MacOSUtil.setMacOS(&quot;JabaDex&quot;);
   * }
   * </pre>
   * 
   * @param appName -
   *            the name of the Application.
   */
  public static void setMacOS(String appName) {
    System.setProperty("apple.laf.useScreenMenuBar", "true");
    System.setProperty("apple.awt.showGrowBox", "true");
    System.setProperty("com.apple.mrj.application.apple.menu.about.name",
        appName);
  }
}
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