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Hello,
I have experienced something very confusing. I am writting a fairly large application with nearly 10 files. The main entry of the app. is named EzTools. EzTools, from its static method entry point creates the application program called EzToolsFrame. In EzToolsFrame, I specify the look&feel as follow:
public EzToolsFrame(){
  //setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
  setDefaultLookAndFeelDecorated(true);
  setUndecorated(true);
  try{
     UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getInstalledLookAndFeels()[0].getClassName());
     SwingUtilities.updateComponentTreeUI(this);
  }catch(Exception ex){
     System.out.println(" not supported here...");
  // then technical stuff here...
I compiled the project and executed it before trying to create an executable (.jar). The look&feel was totally different from the past hundreds I've seen after executing the project. It was metalic and frankly, pleasant looking. I immediately created the jar file and exited. Today when I compile and execute the project, the old look&feel is used instead of that cool one. When I execute the jar file, the cool one is used (partly because I created the jar when it was working fine). I dont know why today is different from yesterday now and I dont know how to get the cool look back. I could backtrace if I had changed the code after I created the jar file. But since then I didnt, I am lost. My system supports only 3 look&feel (metal-like,X-window-like and XP-like). However the nice metal-like model I have seen yesterday is completely different from the one I usually get.
This is becoming frustrating as I spend more time trying to get that cool look back instead of focusing on the important background work.
What could have been going on at that point of time ? How come for UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getInstalledLookAndFeels()[0].getClassName()); I got a different look, and just for a moment?
Can someone give me clues or solutions ? please.
ps: I am using JCreator and the active project at the time of the "miracle" was named EzToolsFrame because the manifest was giving me trouble with the program entry point. Anyway, I changed it back and forth to EzTools and nothing is happening.
Thanks and sorry if it's confusing. It's hard to describe whats happening.

Answer 1

it was 9.8 a few minutes ago. I just got done
writting the 10th.
Thanks for the useful inputYou must be talking to foofoofoo. I didn't offer any input, much less useful input. I just wanted to satisfy my curiousity.
Good luck with your question.
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