[to do: explain how to integrate Quaqua into a NetBeans 5.0 project]
On Mac OS X, it is possible to run the NetBeans IDE with the Quaqua Look and Feel.
Note: You don't need to run NetBeans with the Quaqua Look and Feel in order to develop projects with it, that use the Quaqua Look and Feel!
To run NetBeans 6.5 with the Quaqua Look and Feel:
quaqua.jar
, libquaqua.jnilib
and swing-layout.jar
into
the folder Contents/Resources/NetBeans/platform6/lib
Contents/Resources/NetBeans/etc/netbeans.conf
in
the package contents of the NetBeans application bundle. Change the netbeans_default_options
line
as suggested below.
netbeans_default_options="--laf ch.randelshofer.quaqua.QuaquaLookAndFeel -J-DQuaqua.selectionStyle=bright -J-DQuaqua.opaque=true -J-DQuaqua.tabLayoutPolicy=wrap -J-Djava.library.path=`dirname $0`/../Resources/NetBeans/platform8/lib -J-Xms32m -J-Xmx128m -J-XX:PermSize=32m -J-XX:MaxPermSize=160m -J-Xverify:none -J-Dapple.laf.useScreenMenuBar=true" |
[to do: figure out why the java.library.path property does not appear to work]