Linux: Look&Feel (Novell openSUSE 10.3, KDE, Java 6)

I installed Java 6 Update 3 (JDK and JRE) on my openSUSE 10.3 / KDE system. It's running great, however, Java applications don't use the Look&Feel of KDE but the Java default one (even the Java Control Panel).
Is there a way to change this, so that Java applications uses the Look&Feel of KDE (QT) or GNOME (GTK), depending on which GUI is being used?
Thanks!

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This is regarding to change the look & feel using jsp
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in .jsp
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b)when i select a particular look & feel, then that look & feel has to apply for the desktop.
how to achieve this. pls let me know.
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Customizing ADF Faces Look & Feel. Some questions & suggestions

Hi everybody,
We are developing an application with ADF Faces using JHeadStart. For the moment, I am studying the way we must modify the JHS templates to adapt each element to our needs.
As it's told in the JHeadStart Developer's Guide, there are two ways to customize Look & Feel:
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2) ADF Skinning
I'm using both methods, but I feel that thay are not good enough to adapt the L&F to our customer requirements.
My main problem now is in the ADF Table customization. I want to use ADF Table because it offers us a lot of features that are not in the jsf table (the selection column, the table overflow...), and is very usefull combined with the generated JHS code. But at the same time, it doesn't offer a lot of functionality in the look & feel customization. Using JSF Table, I can set the CSS style for headers, rows, columns, the table, I can set the border, cellspacing and cellpadding. But I cannot do
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1) There is any way to set the suitable styles for the ADF Table components (headers, rows)?
1bis) Why, If I have defined a new skin, with only just a few selectors, some styles from oracle are applied? Maybe because the render kit in the 'adf-skins.xml' is "oracle.adf.desktop"? If it is true, how can I make that they are not used, I must implement a render kit or can I use another existent?
2) Can I decide how looks the select column (for example a button instead of a radio button)? Can I decide where does it goes (right or left)?
3) There is any way to hidden the text Show/Hide of the showDetail in the table (the tableOverflow), as I can change the icons through skinning? If it is not possible, How can I overwrite the text. I need it in Catalan, but it is shown in English for this locale. Where is the message bundle I should overwrite?
4) There is any way to force a tree to start fully expanded?
5) There is anywhere documentation about the javascript functions used in ADF and their meaning? I think for example in the previous question. If I knew which javascript function I should call for expand the tree and its parameters, I could put the call in the onload event of the body.
6) I use a selectInputDate. I have skinned the launch-icon, and I would like to do a similar thing in the chooseDate that is opened in a new window. But It seems not to be affected for my skinning directives (if I put a chooseDate in the same page, its L&F follow the skinning rules I've defined). I don't know if this dialog is an ADF feature or a JHS generated feature.
7) There is any way to keep unmodified the id I've choosed for a component? (I mean, an inputText with id="hello" in a form with id="form" will have in the HTML an id = "form:hello", but I would like it to be simply 'hello')
8) How can I control the position and the size of a dialog (the chooseDate dialog or a dialog I've created)? In the cases I've been testing, it seems the dialog is forced to resize depending on the content. I would like to know if I can establish a fixed size.
9) There is any way to open a non-modal dialog? (which I could keep open at the same time that another instance of the same dialog)
For the moment, I think I have no more question. But give me time.... :-D
The suggestion I've to do is basically more flexible components for a better customization (for example, the styles settings I've talked about previously). ADF components are nice and powerful, but I think they should generate pages that follow the tendencies in the web development: tableless pages (I cannot understand the utility of the objectSpacer existing the margins), use of CSS for layout...
Any answer, comment or suggestion will be welcome.
Carles.
Message was edited by:
cbios

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<style name="DarkAccentBackground">

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http://www.thescripts.com/forum/thread96839.html
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hi Vibhav,
I think the below article will help you to get the exact par file, how to modify and see the changes in portal.
-it is my own article:)
[https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/60caa539-8e51-2a10-0e83-e0a68ab3f5aa|https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/60caa539-8e51-2a10-0e83-e0a68ab3f5aa]

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Hello!
You just need to install "libgnomeui". This package (or some of it dependencies... I never "investigated" what exactly happens) provides what is necessary to make Qt applications use the GTK theme. Probably it is going to work right after the installation. If not, try to logoff/login or restart the computer. And, as a "last resort" (it should not be necessary), change the Qt settings, on "qtconfig", to make it use the GTK+ Gui Style.
I hope this have worked. Anything else, just ask!

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Can you be more specific how to achieve that using css? You mean the look and fee that we see is not an image?
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how to show different Look & Feel to different users?
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If you want the user to select then LookAndFeel then Visitor Tools.
If you want to use code and dynamically change it then http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E13155_01/wlp/docs103/javadoc/index.html?com/bea/netuix/laf/PortalLookAndFeel.html
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Changing shell, look & feel dynamically in desktop backing file

(I apologize if this post is showing up twice - I tried posting with
google groups but it doesn't appear at forums.bea.com, so I wanted to
post again using xnews to make sure it shows up.)
I have a backing file that I am using with my desktop and I need to be
able to change the shell and look & feel dynamically, based on the page
that is currently active. I am doing the following in the preRender()
method:
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String newShell = "myShell";
// here is where I would determine the appropriate LAF and shell based on the current page
customizationContext = new CustomizationContext(Locale.getDefault(), request);
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for(int i = 0, n = lookAndFeelDefinitions.length; i < n; i++) {
if(newLAF.equals(lookAndFeelDefinitions.getDefinitionLabel())) {
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di.setLookAndFeelDefinitionId(lookAndFeelId);
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This works just fine, but I once the portal renders itself in my
browser, I usually have to refresh the page before the changes to the
shell and look & feel are visible. I would like to do this in the
init() method of the backing file but I do not know how to determine
the current active page from within init.
I would appreciate any help you all could give me in finding a solution
so I do not have to refresh the page in order to see the shell and look
& feel changes. Thanks in advance!
Andy

We essentially have 2 "portals" running inside 1 .portal file. We'd
like to be able to use single sign on and entitlements to allow/restrict
access to various parts of the 2 portals (where certain books are
consider part of portal "A" and others part of portal "B"). If you are
logged in as a super-user, you will be able to access everything. If
you are logged in as user type "A" you can only access portal "A," and
similarly for user type "B" and portal "B."
Portals A and B have each have a distinct header, footer (i.e. shell),
and look and feel (skeleton and skin). If a super-user is looking at
portal A, the portal should have portal A's header, footer, and look and
feel, and similarly for portal B.
How would you recommend we accomplish this? Would it make more sense
(and is it possible) to have the header and footer jsps determine what
content to render based on the current book or page, and then use the
code you suggested below to change the look and feel dynamically?
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Andy
jolleyc wrote:
in order to pick up the changes for that request you will need to do a redirect back to the server (our login examples shwo you how to do this). this is because the control tree has already been retrieved from the database (so you need to go back and get a new version).
I quick note: If you plan on doing this a lot this is quite a heavy process. if you just need to change the lookAndFeel on the fly you can look at the following ( i t think this is in the tutorial portal)
A) Modify the shell to include a jsp and backing file
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I want to change my forms look & fell thats why I performs below mention steps.But when form run the look & feel naver change only visual attribute of emp block becomes purple & when i change color then its not change means always remains purple.
Steps Performed.
1) My Forms install on C:\Oracle\Dmhome10g Direcotry.
2) I am using Oracle JINITIATOR 1.3.1.17
3) I am using JRE 1.4.2.17.
4) My Os Platform Is Windows Advance Server 2000.
5) I put Laf.Jar file in C:\Oracle\Dmhome10g\Forms90\Java.
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I had 1 question in my mind.
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Regards
Fahed Akhter

Fahed,
I'm not sure we are talking about the same thing. I am speaking about the Java console opened when you run your form (the little coffe-cup icon in the quick task bar) that should show something like this:
Java Plug-in 1.5.0_12
Utilisation de la version JRE 1.5.0_12 Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM
Répertoire d'accueil de l'utilisateur = C:\Documents and Settings\Francois
c: effacer la fenêtre de la console
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g: libérer la mémoire
h: afficher ce message d'aide
l: vider la liste des chargeurs de classes
m: imprimer le relevé d'utilisation de la mémoire
o: déclencher la consignation
p: recharger la configuration du proxy
q: masquer la console
r: recharger la configuration des politiques
s: vider les propriétés système et déploiement
t: vider la liste des threads
v: vider la pile des threads
x: effacer le cache de chargeurs de classes
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you're right but when I do :
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That is not necessarily true.
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Hello all,
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* @author yccheok
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Edited by: yccheok on Oct 21, 2010 10:39 AM

because "c" is instance of UIResource:
import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
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}

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Hallo,
I make a small JTree and write my own TreeNodeRenderer which renders in each case a simple JPanel with Titled-Border an 2 JLabels.
If I adjust Metal Look&Feel the rendered Nodes are displayed correctly. (The JPanels size is about 300x200 pixels)
With other L&Fs (windows, motif, plastic from jgoodies) there is only the title of the TitledBorder displayed.
I meet the Problem as i programmed a more complicated JTree with rendered TreeNodes.
Do you know the problem and a solution? I don't want to setting up Metal look for my application.
The following link contains the source of the example in an executable jar file:
http://home.arcor.de/Thomas-Pfaff/treetest.jar
thanks for all answers

I found the answer of my question....
http://onesearch.sun.com/search/clickthru?qt=TreeCellRenderer&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbugs.sun.com%2Fbugdatabase%2Fview_bug.do%3Fbug_id%3D4656280&pathInfo=%2Fonesearch%2Findex.jsp&hitNum=1&col=support-all

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