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<p> <a href="http://www.adempiere.org/looks/index.html"> <img align="right" src="http://www.adempiere.org/looks/AdempiereLooks120x60.gif" width="120" height="60" alt="Adempiere Looks" border="0">
</a> Adempiere Looks is a 3D extension of the Java Metal Look and Feel. </p>
<p>For updates
check <a href="http://www.adempiere.org/looks/index.html">http://www.adempiere.org/looks</a>.</p>
<h2>Overview</h2>
<p>Adempiere Looks was inspired by the <a href="http://www.incors.org" target="_blank">Kunststoff</a>
Look and Feel and adds color capabilities as well as texture backgrounds. Adempiere
Looks is free and Open Source.</p>
<p>Adempiere Looks are based on Java 1.4.0.</p>
<p>Adempiere Looks Utilities allow you to change the Look and Feel of your application
by the individual user. This is not restricted to the standard and Adempiere
Looks, but also <a href="http://www.incors.org" target="_blank">Kunststoff</a>.
You can also define your own Theme.</p>
<p><b><a href="constant-values.html">Constants</a></b></p>
<h2>Start Options</h2>
<h3>Change the default Look &amp; Feel</h3>
<p>You can change the default Look &amp; Feel by editing or adding the file <a href="/looks/swing.properties">swing.properties</a>
in the folder $JAVA_HOME/jre/lib</p>
<h3>Start via AdempierePLAF</h3>
<p>You can change the Look &amp; Feel to the one selected by starting via CompmierePLAF.
Example:</p>
<pre> java -cp AdempiereLooks.jar;SwingSet2.jar
org.compiere.plaf.AdempierePLAF SwingSet2</pre>
<p>This tries to invoke the <i>main</i> method of the class of if not found the
constructor without parameters.</p>
<h3>Modify <i>main</i> Method</h3>
<p>Just add the line:</p>
<pre> AdempierePLAF.setPLAF();</pre>
<h3>Change the Look &amp; Feel</h3>
<p>You set the Look &amp; Feel by invoking the Adempiere PLAF Editor:</p>
<p>Stand alone:</p>
<pre> java -jar AdempiereLooks.jar
java -cp AdempiereLooks.jar org.compiere.plaf.AdempierePLAF</pre>
<p>or within your program by</p>
<pre> new AdempierePLAFEditor ();</pre>
<p>and from a Dialog or Frame to change the Look and Feel of your current windows
via</p>
<pre> new AdempierePLAFEditor (this);
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<p>You can also set the Adempiere Look directly:</p>
<pre> UIManager.setLookAndFeel
(new org.compiere.plaf.AdempiereLookAndFeel());</pre>
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