How to improve look and feel of JAVA swing GUI?

Question

I am working on a project that uses Java Swing. The default look and feel of the Java Swing GUI is very boring. Is there any way I can use a better look and feel? Something like on web pages...

Answer 1

You can set the look and feel to reflect the platform:

try {      UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName()); } catch (Exception e) {     e.printStackTrace(); } 

If this is not nice enough for you, take a look at SWT for Eclipse.

Answer 2

Look at the Java tutorial for setting the look and feel. In addition to those mentioned there, recent Java 6 releases also include the Nimbus Look and Feel.