Java Utililty Methods Swing UIManager

List of utility methods to do Swing UIManager

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The list of methods to do Swing UIManager are organized into topic(s).

Method

voidinstallDefaults()
Workaround for Bug#5063999. 
String defaultlaf = System.getProperty("swing.defaultlaf");
if (defaultlaf == null || defaultlaf.length() == 0) {
    try {
        UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
    } catch (ClassNotFoundException | UnsupportedLookAndFeelException | IllegalAccessException
            | InstantiationException ex) {
JFrame.setDefaultLookAndFeelDecorated(true);
JDialog.setDefaultLookAndFeelDecorated(true);
UIManager.put(FORMATTED_TEXTFIELD_FONT_KEY, UIManager.get(TEXTFIELD_FONT_KEY));
UIManager.put(FORMATTED_TEXTFIELD_INACTIVE_BACKGROUND_KEY,
        UIManager.get(TEXTFIELD_INACTIVE_BACKGROUND_KEY));
UIManager.put(PASSWORDFIELD_FONT_KEY, UIManager.get(TEXTFIELD_FONT_KEY));
voidinstallGtkPopupBugWorkaround()
Swing menus are looking pretty bad on Linux when the GTK LaF is used (See bug #6925412). 
LookAndFeel laf = UIManager.getLookAndFeel();
Class<?> lafClass = laf.getClass();
if (!lafClass.getName().equals("com.sun.java.swing.plaf.gtk.GTKLookAndFeel")) {
    return;
try {
    Field field = lafClass.getDeclaredField("styleFactory");
    boolean accessible = field.isAccessible();
...
voidinstallGtkPopupBugWorkaround()
Swing menus are looking pretty bad on Linux when the GTK LaF is used (See bug #6925412). 
LookAndFeel laf = UIManager.getLookAndFeel();
Class<?> lafClass = laf.getClass();
if (!lafClass.getName().equals("com.sun.java.swing.plaf.gtk.GTKLookAndFeel"))
    return;
try {
    Field field = lafClass.getDeclaredField("styleFactory");
    boolean accessible = field.isAccessible();
    field.setAccessible(true);
...
booleanisFlat(String id)
is Flat 
return Boolean.TRUE.equals(UIManager.get(id + ".isFlat"));
booleanisMetalLnF()
Returns whether we're currently running the Metal Look&Feel. 
return UIManager.getLookAndFeel().getID().equals("Metal");
booleanisMnemonicHidden()
Gets the state of the hide mnemonic flag. 
if (UIManager.getBoolean("Button.showMnemonics") == true)
    isMnemonicHidden = false;
return isMnemonicHidden;
voidlistUIResources(String res)
list UI Resources 
UIDefaults uid = UIManager.getLookAndFeelDefaults();
for (Enumeration e = uid.keys(); e.hasMoreElements();) {
    String s = (String) e.nextElement();
    if (s.indexOf(res ) != -1) {
        System.out.println(s + " <-> " + uid.get(s));
voidloadPlasticLnF()
load Plastic Ln F 
try {
    UIManager.setLookAndFeel("com.jgoodies.looks.plastic.PlasticXPLookAndFeel");
} catch (Exception e) {
voidloadUIManager()
load UI Manager 
boolean lafLoaded = false;
if (isMac()) {
    System.setProperty("apple.awt.graphics.UseQuartz", "true");
    System.setProperty("apple.awt.antialiasing", "true");
    System.setProperty("apple.awt.rendering", "VALUE_RENDER_QUALITY");
    System.setProperty("apple.laf.useScreenMenuBar", "true");
    System.setProperty("apple.awt.draggableWindowBackground", "true");
    System.setProperty("apple.awt.showGrowBox", "true");
...
voidmakeNative()
Attempts to set the current L&F to native, and perform appearance tweaks to mimic the current OS's L&F. 
System.setProperty("apple.laf.useScreenMenuBar", "true");
System.setProperty("com.apple.mrj.application.apple.menu.about.name", "Amber IDE");
System.setProperty("apple.awt.showGrowBox", "true");
System.setProperty("apple.awt.brushMetalLook", "true");
System.setProperty("sun.java2d.noddraw", "true");
System.setProperty("swing.aatext", "true");
JFrame.setDefaultLookAndFeelDecorated(false);
JDialog.setDefaultLookAndFeelDecorated(false);
...