https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=52026
--- Comment #7 from Sebb <[email protected]> 2011-10-14 17:23:37 UTC --- (In reply to comment #6) > Dunno, don't like the Metal look (esp. the buttons) ... anyhow, my greatest Unfortunately the screenshots you provided for the open dialogs are all out of focus, so it's not clear how the buttons compare. > problem is the Feel part anyhow, as any app you style in Metal does not feel > like being part of the rest of the system (and that is meant in a _very_ > negative way). All I can say is that the System LAF looks terrible on my WinXP system; ugly fonts and harsh shadows. The difference between your screen shots is minimal compared with the difference between mine - have a look. Also, note that only the CrossPlatform/Metal LAF appears to honour the short-cut underlines. > So to come to a description of the image: > #1 First of all the fonts are different which really annoys me as the Metal > font is not nice to look at at all. Second the menu has a different layout (no > dedicated space for symbols on the right). Huh? I can see menu symbols in your comparison.png > #2 shows the different open file dialogues, again of a random Win7 app (paint, > i think), then the Metal one which has seriously limited functionality (no > favourites on the left, no breadcrumb urls, generally different than the open > file dialogues any other app uses which makes it hard to use), third the one > that is shown when you activate the System LaF, which is the "legacy" XP-Style > open dialogue (though no big deal, as many apps still use that). Agreed, the open files dialogue on CrossPlatform is somewhat simpler, but it is still quite usable. > <rant>Anyhow, the whole Point of LaF is that you can get a native look on all > platforms with minimal work, so defaulting to "Metal" (or any other look) on > all platforms is like building a supercomputer farm to print out "hello > world"</rant> According to the Oracle docs, Metal is equivalent to CrossPlatform. The properties file should probably say so. -- Configure bugmail: https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are the assignee for the bug. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
