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Re: [ jEdit-users ] Can't change appearance
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From: Matthieu C. <cho...@gm...> - 2011-07-26 06:18:48
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Yes, jEdit updates it's UI only when launching jEdit. Theorically it is possible to do it at anytime in java but there is a bug with Buffertabs that makes jEdit crash if that plugin is installed and we update the look & feel. Matthieu 2011/7/25 David Aldrich <Dav...@em...>: > Hi Vampire, > > So the vital information is what you wrote here: > > " if you invoke "File -> Exit" aka C+q, then jEdit is closed completely. If you just click the X button in the upper right corner, only the current View is closed, even if it is the last one in case of server-mode then jEdit keeps running in the background to be immediately available if you want to reuse it". > > That probably accounts for what I saw - I always click the X button in the upper right corner. > > David > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vampire [mailto:Va...@je...] > Sent: 25 July 2011 15:07 > To: David Aldrich; jEdit-users List > Subject: Re: [ jEdit-users ] Can't change appearance > > Maybe the same issue the other guy had. For him it was also magically fixed after he really restarted jEdit and not only closed the last view and reopened it. :-) > > 2011/7/25 David Aldrich <Dav...@em...>: >> Hi Vampire >> >> >> >> Thanks for your reply. Somehow, the Look and Feel has now become the >> Windows one as expected. I don't know when the changed setting was >> actually adopted. Maybe after a reboot. >> >> >> >> Thanks for your help. >> >> >> >> David >> >> >> >> From: Vampire [mailto:Va...@jE...] >> Sent: 25 July 2011 14:41 >> To: David Aldrich >> Cc: jed...@li... >> Subject: Re: [ jEdit-users ] Can't change appearance >> >> >> >> Hi David, >> >> maybe this IRC excerpt can help you. >> >> <haole> hello there... i've just installed jedit 4.4 on windows 7 and >> i can't change the look and feel! i change it and when i restart the >> software, the settings sets back to Metal... what could be wrong? >> <@Vampire0> Welcome haole >> <@Vampire0> Hmm, sounds strange >> <@Vampire0> Are there any error messages in the activity log? >> <haole> Vampire0: don't know where it is... lemme look for it <haole> >> i've installed jedit in many other machines and never had this problem >> <haole> no errors in activity.log, apparently <haole> it looks like >> the WindowsLookAndFeel is not in my classpath <haole> do you know >> where it is located in the 1.6 jdk? >> <haole> can't seem to google it :( >> <@Vampire0> The Windows LAF should be part of Java itself, so I don't >> think this could be :-/ <@Vampire0> And neither activity.log shows an >> error? Not the one before restart nor the one after restart? >> <@Vampire0> An restart the activity.log is started afresh and the old >> one is in the settings-backup folder <haole> Vampire0: i found an >> error in activity.log complaining about not finding WindowsLookAndFeel >> <haole> sorry... forgot to mention before my last msg <@Vampire0> hm >> <haole> my activity.log for a single session where i try to change the >> lookandfeel: http://pastebin.com/Av3yGEiG <@Vampire0> what is the >> message exactly, including stacktrace if available? >> <@Vampire0> And what show the first couple of lines in activity.log? >> <@Vampire0> Hm, really strange >> <@Vampire0> Did you try reinstalling Java? >> <@Vampire0> This really shouldn't happen <haole> Vampire0: gonna try >> to reinstall... might be something messed up with this machine >> <@Vampire0> hm, strange <@Vampire0> actually the wrong class is >> searched :-/ <@Vampire0> javax.swing.plaf.metal.WindowsLookAndFeel is >> not correct <@Vampire0> it should be >> com.sun.java.swing.plaf.windows.WindowsLookAndFeel >> <@Vampire0> If you invoke "Utilities -> BeanShell -> Evaluate >> BeanShell Expression..." and enter 'jEdit.getProperty("lookAndFeel")', >> what does it tell you? >> <@Vampire0> haole? >> <@Vampire0> And also in the same dialog: >> <@Vampire0> result = ""; for (lafInfo : >> UIManager.getInstalledLookAndFeels()) { result += >> lafInfo.getClassName() + '\n'; } return result; <haole> Vampire0: >> sorry, i was away a little <haole> lemme test it <haole> i started >> jedit to test your statement and it worked with the >> windowslookandfeel!! >> <haole> i think i had an instance of java running that was missing >> things up <haole> bizarre <haole> i closed the java processes and now >> it works (?) <@Vampire0> btw. haole, you don't need to kill the Java >> process, if you invoke "File -> Exit" aka C+q, then jEdit is closed >> completely <@Vampire0> If you just click the the X button in the upper >> right corner, only the current View is closed, even if it is the last >> one in case of server-mode <@Vampire0> then jEdit keeps running in the >> background to be immediately available if you want to reuse it >> <@Vampire0> You can also use the "Quit jEdit Server" entry in the >> Startmenu to quit a jEdit instance, even if it is running without an >> open view currently >> >> Regards >> Vampire >> >> David Aldrich schrieb: >> >> Hi >> >> >> >> Running jEdit 4.4.1. >> >> >> >> Since upgrading from Win 7 Prof 32-bit to Win 7 Prof 64-bit, jEdit's >> appearance appears to be stuck as 'Metal'. I cannot change it to 'Windows'. >> >> >> >> Has anyone come across this problem please? >> >> >> >> Best regards >> >> >> >> David >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> -------- >> >> Storage Efficiency Calculator >> >> This modeling tool is based on patent-pending intellectual property >> that >> >> has been used successfully in hundreds of IBM storage optimization >> engage- >> >> ments, worldwide. Store less, Store more with what you own, Move data >> to >> >> the right place. Try It Now! >> http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51427378/ >> >> >> >> Click here to report this email as spam. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Storage Efficiency Calculator > This modeling tool is based on patent-pending intellectual property that > has been used successfully in hundreds of IBM storage optimization engage- > ments, worldwide. 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