Restore Aqua look and feel in NetBeans 3.4 with Java 1.4.1

Mar 17, '03 09:35:00AM

Contributed by: Anonymous

I just installed the new Java 1.4.1 and was excited that Java GUIs with the Aqua Look and Feel seem to be noticeably faster and snappier. Unfortunately, NetBeans 3.4 stopped using Aqua even when it was specified in the launcher preferences. Well, the answer is easier than I thought -- the package name for the look and feel changed. To get it to work with the NetBeans Launcher:

  1. Open the Preferences dialog.
  2. Click the Expert tab.
  3. Enter "-ui apple.laf.AquaLookAndFeel" in the Extra Parameters field.
That's it! Aqua is back. You can also use this from the command line if you start NetBeans that way. Just tack that parameter onto the normal startup command.

This hint may also be helpful to folks who have Java applications that use Aqua that stopped working with Java 1.4.1. They just need to use the new package name.

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