how to use jGoodies Look And Feel

**devos** · 12-20-2012, 02:52 PM

Hi,

i downloaded necessary file for JGoodies (jar files), i added all jar file in netbeans, now i'm trying to use it but i don't know what source code should i add to apply for JGoodies LAF.

Think's for reading my message and think's for help

**KevinWorkman** · 12-20-2012, 03:11 PM

Please don't post multiple copies of the same question in several sub-forums. That just makes it harder to help you, and might get you deleted as a spammer.

This is the first result for googling "java look and feel": How to Set the Look and Feel (The Java™ Tutorials > Creating a GUI With JFC/Swing > Modifying the Look and Feel)

**devos** · 12-20-2012, 03:34 PM

think's for ur help, this the first time i post here that's why i posted in the wrong forum tht's why i post it her again (I'm sorry).

think you for ur response but i'm looking for the name of classe to load for JGoodies instead of ClassNameHere
UIManager.setLookAndFeel(ClassNameHere);

Kind regards

**DarrylBurke** · 12-20-2012, 04:19 PM

Hint: UIManager has a method that returns the installed LaF's. I'm sure you can take it from there.

db

**DarrylBurke** · 12-20-2012, 04:22 PM

Cross posted
How to work with jGoodies Look And Feel (Swing / AWT / SWT forum at JavaRanch)

db

**devos** · 12-20-2012, 04:29 PM

i can't find the classname

**DarrylBurke** · 12-20-2012, 04:31 PM

If you lack the ability to read the API, you need to learn that first.

Do you know how to find the API?

db

**devos** · 12-20-2012, 04:42 PM

no i don't know

**DarrylBurke** · 12-20-2012, 05:33 PM

Bookmark these:
Java Platform SE 6
Java Platform SE 7

db

**devos** · 12-20-2012, 10:57 PM

It's not what i'm looking for, i just need class name to load
thnk u

**DarrylBurke** · 12-21-2012, 03:05 AM

Originally Posted by devos

It's not what i'm looking for, i just need class name to load
thnk u

What's not what you're looking for? See my response at #4.

At your present level of knowledge and understanding, maybe you shouldn't (yet) be trying to use a third party LaF.

db

**devos** · 12-21-2012, 09:12 AM

" UIManager has a method that returns the installed LaF's. I'm sure you can take it from there "

we can find pre-installed LAF (there are 4 i think), but in my case i have a new LAF "JGoodies" i dowloaded JGoodies jar files and i need the classname for apply for this LAF.

Look, UIManager.setLookAndFeel("com.sun.java.swing.plaf. windows.WindowsLookAndFeel");
for this example i use "com.sun.java.swing.plaf.windows.WindowsLookAndFee l" as a classname, and now i'm looking for JGoodies classname, because it change i can't use the same for both.

Think u
kind regards