net.sf.jaxodraw.util
Class JaxoLooknFeel

java.lang.Object
  net.sf.jaxodraw.util.JaxoLooknFeel

public final class JaxoLooknFeel
extends Object

Responsible for switching the Look and Feel of JaxoDraw and the Locale of GUI elements (which are closely related).

Since:

2.0

Method Summary

static void	applyLocale(Locale value) Apply the given locale.
static boolean	applyLookAndFeel(String lookAndFeelClassName) Set LookAndFeel to given value value, and update existing windows and registered components.
static Locale	getLocale() Current locale.
static UIManager.LookAndFeelInfo	info(String className) Return a LookAndFeelInfo object for a given class name.
static void	registerComponent(JComponent c) Register a component whose look and feel/locale is to be updated automatically.
static void	setLookAndFeel(LookAndFeel value) Set the LookAndFeel, temporarily adjusting the locale to fix resource bundle lookup (default locale problems), and to make JColorChooser work.
static void	setLookAndFeel(String value) Safe wrapper around UIManager.setLookAndFeel(String): Set the LookAndFeel, temporarily adjusting the locale to fix resource bundle lookup (default locale problems), and to make JColorChooser work.
static void	unregisterComponent(JComponent c) Unregister a component whose look and feel/locale is to be updated automatically.
static void	updateLookAndFeel() Update LookAndFeel of all windows and all registered components.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getLocale

public static Locale getLocale()

Current locale. By default, JComponent.getDefaultLocale().

Returns:

The current locale.

applyLocale

public static void applyLocale(Locale value)

Apply the given locale.

Parameters:

value - The locale to apply.

applyLookAndFeel

public static boolean applyLookAndFeel(String lookAndFeelClassName)

Set LookAndFeel to given value value, and update existing windows and registered components. If the given value fails, use the system LookAndFeel.

Parameters:

lookAndFeelClassName - The class name of the LAF to set.

Returns:

True if the given L&F was set successfully.

info

public static UIManager.LookAndFeelInfo info(String className)

Return a LookAndFeelInfo object for a given class name.

Parameters:

className - the name of the class.

Returns:

a LookAndFeelInfo object.

setLookAndFeel

public static void setLookAndFeel(String value)
                           throws ClassNotFoundException,
                                  InstantiationException,
                                  IllegalAccessException,
                                  UnsupportedLookAndFeelException

Safe wrapper around UIManager.setLookAndFeel(String): Set the LookAndFeel, temporarily adjusting the locale to fix resource bundle lookup (default locale problems), and to make JColorChooser work.

Parameters:

value - The LAF to set.

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException - ClassNotFoundException

InstantiationException - InstantiationException

IllegalAccessException - IllegalAccessException

UnsupportedLookAndFeelException - UnsupportedLookAndFeelException

See Also:

UIManager.setLookAndFeel(String)

setLookAndFeel

public static void setLookAndFeel(LookAndFeel value)
                           throws UnsupportedLookAndFeelException

Set the LookAndFeel, temporarily adjusting the locale to fix resource bundle lookup (default locale problems), and to make JColorChooser work.

Parameters:

value - The LAF to set.

Throws:

UnsupportedLookAndFeelException - UnsupportedLookAndFeelException

See Also:

UIManager.setLookAndFeel(LookAndFeel)

updateLookAndFeel

public static void updateLookAndFeel()

Update LookAndFeel of all windows and all registered components.

registerComponent

public static void registerComponent(JComponent c)

Register a component whose look and feel/locale is to be updated automatically. This is useful only for components that are not permanently part of a Window (e.g., popup menus).

Parameters:

c - The component to register.

unregisterComponent

public static void unregisterComponent(JComponent c)

Unregister a component whose look and feel/locale is to be updated automatically.

Parameters:

c - The component to unregister.