A concrete implementation of
MetalTheme
providing
the original look of the Java Look and Feel, code-named "Steel".
A concrete implementation of
MetalTheme
providing
the original look of the Java Look and Feel, code-named "Steel". Refer
to
MetalLookAndFeel.setCurrentTheme(javax.swing.plaf.metal.MetalTheme)
for details on changing
the default theme.
All colors returned by DefaultMetalTheme
are completely
opaque.
Font Style
DefaultMetalTheme
uses bold fonts for many controls. To make all
controls (with the exception of the internal frame title bars and
client decorated frame title bars) use plain fonts you can do either of
the following:
- Set the system property
swing.boldMetal
to
false
. For example,
java -Dswing.boldMetal=false MyApp
.
- Set the defaults property
swing.boldMetal
to
Boolean.FALSE
. For example:
UIManager.put("swing.boldMetal", Boolean.FALSE);
The defaults property
swing.boldMetal
, if set,
takes precendence over the system property of the same name. After
setting this defaults property you need to re-install
MetalLookAndFeel
, as well as update the UI
of any previously created widgets. Otherwise the results are undefined.
The following illustrates how to do this:
// turn off bold fonts
UIManager.put("swing.boldMetal", Boolean.FALSE);
// re-install the Metal Look and Feel
UIManager.setLookAndFeel(new MetalLookAndFeel());
// Update the ComponentUIs for all Components. This
// needs to be invoked for all windows.
SwingUtilities.updateComponentTreeUI(rootComponent);
Warning:
Serialized objects of this class will not be compatible with
future Swing releases. The current serialization support is
appropriate for short term storage or RMI between applications running
the same version of Swing. As of 1.4, support for long term storage
of all JavaBeansTM
has been added to the java.beans
package.
Please see XMLEncoder
.