release 0.9.6

[debian/openrocket] / src / net / sf / openrocket / util / GUIUtil.java

diff --git a/src/net/sf/openrocket/util/GUIUtil.java b/src/net/sf/openrocket/util/GUIUtil.java
index 2f50a9cf92d11c75d2c197d3d02c6764a8b48663..b39338907f20bfae2bbfdf858c655829db523e52 100644 (file)
--- a/src/net/sf/openrocket/util/GUIUtil.java
+++ b/src/net/sf/openrocket/util/GUIUtil.java
@@ -44,9 +44,11 @@ import javax.swing.JSpinner;
 import javax.swing.JTable;
 import javax.swing.JTree;
 import javax.swing.KeyStroke;
+import javax.swing.LookAndFeel;
 import javax.swing.RootPaneContainer;
 import javax.swing.SpinnerNumberModel;
 import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
+import javax.swing.UIManager;
 import javax.swing.event.ChangeListener;
 import javax.swing.table.AbstractTableModel;
 import javax.swing.table.DefaultTableColumnModel;
@@ -172,7 +174,7 @@ public class GUIUtil {
     
     /**
      * Add a listener to the provided window that will call {@link #setNullModels(Component)}
-     * on the window once it is disposed.  This method may only be used on single-use
+     * on the window once it is closed.  This method may only be used on single-use
      * windows and dialogs, that will never be shown again once closed!
      * 
      * @param window   the window to add the listener to.
@@ -187,6 +189,51 @@ public class GUIUtil {
     }
 
 
+    
+    /**
+     * Set the best available look-and-feel into use.
+     */
+    public static void setBestLAF() {
+               /*
+                * Set the look-and-feel.  On Linux, Motif/Metal is sometimes incorrectly used 
+                * which is butt-ugly, so if the system l&f is Motif/Metal, we search for a few
+                * other alternatives.
+                */
+               try {
+                       // Set system L&F
+                       UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
+                       
+                       // Check whether we have an ugly L&F
+                       LookAndFeel laf = UIManager.getLookAndFeel();
+                       if (laf == null ||
+                                       laf.getName().matches(".*[mM][oO][tT][iI][fF].*") ||
+                                       laf.getName().matches(".*[mM][eE][tT][aA][lL].*")) {
+                               
+                               // Search for better LAF
+                               UIManager.LookAndFeelInfo[] info = UIManager.getInstalledLookAndFeels();
+                               String lafNames[] = {
+                                               ".*[gG][tT][kK].*",
+                                               ".*[wW][iI][nN].*",
+                                               ".*[mM][aA][cC].*",
+                                               ".*[aA][qQ][uU][aA].*",
+                                               ".*[nN][iI][mM][bB].*"
+                               };
+                               
+                               lf: for (String lafName: lafNames) {
+                                       for (UIManager.LookAndFeelInfo l: info) {
+                                               if (l.getName().matches(lafName)) {
+                                                       UIManager.setLookAndFeel(l.getClassName());
+                                                       break lf;
+                                               }
+                                       }                                       
+                               }
+                       }
+               } catch (Exception e) {
+                       System.err.println("Error setting LAF: " + e);
+               }
+    }
+    
+    
        /**
         * Traverses recursively the component tree, and sets all applicable component 
         * models to null, so as to remove the listener connections.  After calling this