infrastructure.lookandfeel
Class LookAndFeelHandler

java.lang.Object
  infrastructure.lookandfeel.LookAndFeelHandler

public class LookAndFeelHandler

extends java.lang.Object

A look and feel handler class can be used to change the look and feel of java swing applications on the fly. It also manages the various 'themepacks'. It will provide a list of all available themepacks and provide methods to load and manage themepacks. It uses proprietary class libraries from L2F productions and jgoodies.

Method Summary

java.lang.String[]	getAllInstalledLookAndFeels() Returns all the installed look and feels in the installation directory.
java.lang.String	getCurrentLookAndFeel() Returns the current look and feel
static LookAndFeelHandler	getInstance() LookAndFeelHandler class is a singleton class.
void	setDefaultLookAndFeel() Sets the default look and feel which is Java Metal look and feel
void	setJavaMetalLookAndFeel() Sets the Java metal look and feel
void	setJavaMotifLookAndFeel() Sets the Java motif look and feel
void	setLookAndFeel(java.lang.String lookAndFeel) Sets the look and feel to use
void	setThemepackInstallationDirectory(java.lang.String installationDirectory) Set the directory where the themepacks are installed.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getInstance

public static LookAndFeelHandler getInstance()

LookAndFeelHandler class is a singleton class. Call this method to get an instance of the LookAndFeelHandler singleton object

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setThemepackInstallationDirectory

public void setThemepackInstallationDirectory(java.lang.String installationDirectory)

Set the directory where the themepacks are installed. If this is not set, it defaults to the current directory.

Parameters:

installationDirectory -

setLookAndFeel

public void setLookAndFeel(java.lang.String lookAndFeel)

Sets the look and feel to use

Parameters:

lookAndFeel -

setDefaultLookAndFeel

public void setDefaultLookAndFeel()

Sets the default look and feel which is Java Metal look and feel

setJavaMetalLookAndFeel

public void setJavaMetalLookAndFeel()

Sets the Java metal look and feel

setJavaMotifLookAndFeel

public void setJavaMotifLookAndFeel()

Sets the Java motif look and feel

getAllInstalledLookAndFeels

public java.lang.String[] getAllInstalledLookAndFeels()

Returns all the installed look and feels in the installation directory. Also returns the java metal look and feel and the system specific look and feel. Example:

It returns the installed look and feels as well as 'Java metal' and 'Windows/Linux'.

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getCurrentLookAndFeel

public java.lang.String getCurrentLookAndFeel()

Returns the current look and feel

Returns: