Hi Philippe, About Darcula, in Windows 10 (I will test it in Linux later but I think it's the same) we have in the first launch
2017-11-21 10:09:26,333 INFO o.a.j.g.a.LookAndFeelCommand: Installing Darcula LAF 2017-11-21 10:09:26,363 INFO o.a.j.g.a.LookAndFeelCommand: Using look and feel: Darcula [] 2017-11-21 10:09:26,363 INFO o.a.j.JMeter: Setting LAF to: Darcula 2017-11-21 10:09:26,363 WARN o.a.j.JMeter: Could not set LAF to: Darcula java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: Darcula at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_144] at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_144] at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_144] at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method) ~[?:1.8.0_144] at java.lang.Class.forName(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_144] at javax.swing.SwingUtilities.loadSystemClass(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_144] at javax.swing.UIManager.setLookAndFeel(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_144] at org.apache.jmeter.JMeter.startGui(JMeter.java:359) [ApacheJMeter_core.jar:r1815865] at org.apache.jmeter.JMeter.start(JMeter.java:520) [ApacheJMeter_core.jar:r1815865] at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) ~[?:1.8.0_144] at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_144] at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_144] at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source) ~[?:1.8.0_144] at org.apache.jmeter.NewDriver.main(NewDriver.java:248) [ApacheJMeter.jar:r1815865] In the second launch, all is ok 017-11-21 10:11:37,394 INFO o.a.j.g.a.LookAndFeelCommand: Installing Darcula LAF 2017-11-21 10:11:37,409 INFO o.a.j.g.a.LookAndFeelCommand: Using look and feel: com.bulenkov.darcula.DarculaLaf [Darcula] 2017-11-21 10:11:37,409 INFO o.a.j.JMeter: Setting LAF to: com.bulenkov.darcula.DarculaLaf 2017-11-21 10:11:37,455 INFO o.a.j.JMeter: Loaded icon properties from org/apache/jmeter/images/icon.properties Antonio 2017-11-21 9:52 GMT+01:00 Philippe Mouawad <philippe.moua...@gmail.com>: > Hi Milamber, > One note below regarding LAF. > > Thanks > > On Tue, Nov 21, 2017 at 9:50 AM, Milamber <milam...@apache.org> wrote: > > > > > > > On 20/11/2017 21:06, Philippe Mouawad wrote: > > > >> Hello, > >> We now have a version that contains: > >> - 49 enhancements > >> - 13 bug fixes > >> - 6 PR > >> > >> Version looks mature to me currently and brings interesting new features > >> and a nice new look. > >> > > > > +1 for nice new look. (perhaps Dracula can be the default look&feel) > > > It is already. > If it's not then it would be an issue, I intentionally changed the > preference name for the laf so that all users have a chance to see it. > Can you double check and confirm please ? > > > > > > >> What do you think of releasing ? > >> > > > > Yes before end of the year that's will a good idea. > > > > > >> There are remaining PRs that could be merged but could introduce more > >> delay > >> : > >> > >> - https://github.com/apache/jmeter/pull/320 => Migration to last > HC4 > >> APIs but it would need important tesint > >> - https://github.com/apache/jmeter/pull/313 => I asked a question > >> about > >> it. I think we should adapt it to add a Metadata property instead of > >> Comment > >> > >> > >> Regards > >> Philippe M. > >> > >> > > > > > -- > Cordialement. > Philippe Mouawad. >