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user5073154
user5073154

Reputation:

Java Removing Look and Feel

How can I remove any look and feel on my JFrame application to make the controls look like default windows controls ?

Screenshot of what I'm looking for

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1563

Answers (3)

Cath
Cath

Reputation: 462

You can customize the Look & Feel using

UIManager.setLookAndFeel("path.to.lookAndFeel");

Optionally, you can also retrieve the Look & Feel from the system your program is operating on: UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());

I haven't tested it yet, but if the default Windows Look & Feel is what you want to achieve, I'd recommend trying com.sun.java.swing.plaf.windows.WindowsClassicLookAndFeel

Exceptions included, the full code would be

 try {
        UIManager.setLookAndFeel("com.sun.java.swing.plaf.windows.WindowsClassicLookAndFeel");
    } 
    catch (UnsupportedLookAndFeelException e) {
       // handle exception
    }
    catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
       // handle exception
    }
    catch (InstantiationException e) {
       // handle exception
    }
    catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
       // handle exception
    }

(In case the above doesn't work, you might want to check what's installed, using

public static UIManager.LookAndFeelInfo[] getInstalledLookAndFeels())

Upvotes: 0

Konrad Höffner
Konrad Höffner

Reputation: 12217

The class JFrame belongs to the Swing Framework (so what you are creating actually is a "Swing Application" not a "JFrame Application") and seeing that you attached the nimbus tag you seem to have activated the Nimbus Look and Feel. If you want to achieve a native look, you need to set the system look and feel (see MadProgrammers answer written in the meantime).

Upvotes: 0

MadProgrammer
MadProgrammer

Reputation: 347332

You can specify the look and feel you want to use. I personally prefer to default to the "system" look and feel, which defaults to the OS specific implementation (Windows on Windows)

EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
    @Override
    public void run() {
        try {
            UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
        } catch (ClassNotFoundException | InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException | UnsupportedLookAndFeelException ex) {
            ex.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}

Do this BEFORE you load any other UI elements

You should also have a look at How to Set the Look and Feel for more details

Upvotes: 2

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