synth is a skinnableJava look and feel, which is configured with an XML property file.
According to Sun, goals for synth were: * Enable to create custom look without writing any code. * Allow appearance to be configured from images. * Provide the ability to customize the look of a component based on its named properties. * Provide a centralized point for overriding the look of all components. * Enable custom rendering based on images, or user-defined Javadoc:SE|javax/swing/plaf/synth|SynthPainters.
History
synth is available beginning with version J2SE 5.0 of Java (see Java version history).
Java upcoming Java SE 6 Update 10 release (which was called "Consumer JRE" by Sun) will use "Nimbus", a cross-platform Look and Feel implemented with synth, as the default Look and Feel [cite web url=https://jdk6.dev.java.net/6uNea.html title=Welcome to the Java SE 6 Update N Early Access Program! publisher=Sun Microsystems accessdate=2007-11-01] [cite web url=http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/javase/consumerjre/#Nimbus title=Consumer JRE: Leaner, Meaner Java Technology publisher=Sun Microsystems last=Haase|first=Chet date=May 2007 accessdate=2007-11-01] .
Architecture
Synth is a skinnable look and feel in which all painting is delegated to the components, without having to write any code (see Javadoc:SE|package=Synth Look and Feel|javax/swing/plaf/synth).
However synth does not provide a default look, and components that are not defined in the synth XML file will not be painted. It is however possible to assign a default style to all other widgets, and customize styles for some specific widgets only.
Example
The following XML declaration defines a style named textfield and binds it to all text fields. The "defaultStyle" allows to set a default font, foreground and background colors to all other widgets.
Supposing that the XML declaration is defined in a file named "synthExample.xml", the following code loads the XML definition file and sets the current look and feel to synth (loading a synth Look and Feel is done using the "load" method of the Javadoc:SE|javax/swing/plaf/synth|SynthLookAndFeel class): SynthLookAndFeel laf = new SynthLookAndFeel(); laf.load(new File("synthExample.xml").toURL()); UIManager.setLookAndFeel(laf);
ee also
* Swing, the standard cross-platform widget toolkit for Java * Pluggable look and feel * Look and Feel in Widget Toolkits
References
External links
* API documentation * [http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/javax/swing/plaf/synth/doc-files/synthFileFormat.html synth file format] * [http://javadesktop.org/articles/synth/ synth tutorial] * [http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/library/j-synth/ another synth tutorial] * [https://nimbus.dev.java.net/ nimbus home page] * [http://www.javasoft.de/jsf/public/products/synthetica Synthetica - commercial Synth Look and Feel with many different themes]
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