The source for these plugins is available in the core Praxis repository and Praxis LIVE repository respectively.
#Netbeans dark theme windows code#
A large chunk of code is derived from the Metal LAF integration in the platform, and so it is also under the GPL w/CPE license. – this plugin provides the integration with the NetBeans platform UI and the variety of hacks mentioned earlier.The code in this plugin is LGPL licensed. González, with a few bug fixes and some less gaudy colourful icons. praxis.laf – this is the primary look & feel library, and is derived from the excellent NimROD look & feel by Nilo J.It seems to work OK, but should be treated as an experimental proof of concept! There are actually two plugins in the download, The resulting plugin(s) for NetBeans 7.2 can be downloaded from here. NetBeans IDE running with Praxis LIVE look & feel Praxis LIVE look & feel plugin This new module just adjust a few UIManager constants.” Well, as I blogged about in the Dark arts of NetBeans hackery, it is possible with some devious hackery to alter things like the top bar of the Options window, and this is done in Praxis LIVE, so I thought I’d have a go at providing a plugin for this look and feel that could be used within the NetBeans IDE (or other platform application). But it would mean changing code in NetBeans.
There are some area that would need more tweaking, e.g., the top bar in the Options window. Also, to quote from Geertjan’s blog, “ In Stan’s words, this is a “poor man’s” solution. Unfortunately, the problem with Nimbus is it’s still not officially supported in NetBeans due to some EDT issues (though seems much more stable than the last time I tried it). This looks great, though as you might have gathered from the look and feel of Praxis LIVE, I quite like dark look and feels! ? Well, the subject of dark themes seems to have come up again in the NetBeans world recently, with Geertjan blogging about Stan Aubrecht’s dark theme for Nimbus.