:: JGOODIES Looks :: Professional Swing Look&Feels
General
:: Readme
:: Release Notes
:: License
:: Examples
:: Quick Start
:: Tips & Tricks
:: FAQ

User's Guide
:: Introduction
:: Look and Theme
:: Font Settings
:: Menu- & Tool Bar
:: Plastic 3D Effects
:: Plastic Options
:: Other Options

API Docs

Web Pages
:: Project Home
:: Downloads
:: Announcements
:: Mailing Lists
:: Issue Tracker
:: More Examples

:: Readme :: Looks 2.3.1 ::

The JGoodies Looks make your Swing applications and applets look better. The package consists of a Windows look&feel and the Plastic look&feel family. These have been optimized for readability, precise micro-design and usability.

The JGoodies Looks require Java 1.4 or later.

Top Questions

:: What are the main benefits?
:: Can I use the Looks in a commercial product?
:: How to get started?
:: Where do I get support?
:: How to report a problem?
:: What are the differences between the Sun and JGoodies Windows L&Fs?

Distribution Contents

looks-2.3.1.jar   the library jar
 
LICENSE.txt   the BSD license agreement
README.html   this readme file
RELEASE-NOTES.txt   Release Notes
build.xml   ANT build file
default.properties   ANT default build properties
 
docs/api   JavaDocs directory
docs/guide   User's Guide
 
lib   library used to compile and run the simple Looks Demo
demo/demo.jar   precompiled simple Looks Demo
demo/fonttest.jar   precompiled Font Test
demo/tiny.jar   precompiled Tiny example
 
src/core   Java sources for the library core
src/demo   Java sources for the demos
src/test   Java sources for unit tests
src/icons   Design time Plastic icon resources in SVG format

Acknowledgements

The Looks project has been financed by customers of the JGoodies Swing Suite and the Java desktop team at Sun Microsystems. It is only with their money that I can provide, maintain and improve this library at no charge.

Thanks to those who have taken the time to identify, report and discuss issues in the JGoodies Looks. And many thanks to Andrej Golovnin who has reported, verified, managed and fixed several issues. His patches have improved the quality of the JGoodies Looks and have helped me save time. He's also a frequent and valueable poster in the Looks user mailing list.

Third Party Licenses

Since version 2.1 the Plastic L&f family uses some icons from the Tango project licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike license.
(c) 2009 JGoodies