How customerize view of swing components

[mDennis10]

Why is that when i use net beans and create my GUI using the builder, they look more refined that when i code everything manually and how can i code them manually and let them look like they do using net beans

[Fubarable]

Can you be more specific please? Your question is way too general and vague to answer other than by saying, "learn the layout managers well".

[mDennis10]

Can you be more specific please? Your question is way too general and vague to answer other than by saying, "learn the layout managers well".

no is not about layout. What i'm talking about is that when i write a program that uses a JButton manually for example, that JButton looks totally different when i use the net beans builder y is that and how can i make it look as refined has it those with netbeans

[Fubarable]

no is not about layout. What i'm talking about is that when i write a program that uses a JButton manually for example, that JButton looks totally different when i use the net beans builder y is that and how can i make it look as refined has it those with netbeans

Possibly you're taking about a Look & Feel issue. What L&F is your NetBeans application using? Have you tried setting your hand-built GUI to use the same L&F?

[mDennis10]

Possibly you're taking about a Look & Feel issue. What L&F is your NetBeans application using? Have you tried setting your hand-built GUI to use the same L&F?

I did a little reading about look and feel is but i don't know how to change it or anything like that.Can u give me some help with how to know which one a IDE is using and how to incorporate new ones in my applications when i code the gui manually.

[DarrylBurke]

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[mDennis10]

ok thanks alot