[SOLVED] Slackware 15 64 - NetBeans with hardly readable system menus and source code

glupa4e · 01-04-2024, 01:41 AM

Hello,
after a fresh full intsall of Slackware 15.0_64 i noticed that system menus and source code representation for NetBeans-13 is a bit hard to read - tried some of Look and Feel Options, none of them seems to have clear readability. Do i need to install further plugins or system fonts to achieve a better look and feel? Please have a look at screenshot.
thanks!

rizitis · 01-04-2024, 02:53 AM

I dont have it in my end but maybe if you edit/add netbeans.conf (netbeans_default_options) somthing like this will help(?):
-J-Dawt.useSystemAAFontSettings=on
-J-Dswing.aatext=true
-J-Dsun.java2d.xrender=true

glupa4e · 01-04-2024, 07:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rizitis

I dont have it in my end but maybe if you edit/add netbeans.conf (netbeans_default_options) somthing like this will help(?):
-J-Dawt.useSystemAAFontSettings=on
-J-Dswing.aatext=true
-J-Dsun.java2d.xrender=true

As root i edited the file located at

Code:

/opt/netbeans/etc/netbeans.conf

and it improved a bit the situation

rizitis · 01-04-2024, 09:13 AM

Try to create or edit file named DefaultLookup in the NetBeans user directory (~/.netbeans/<version>). Add custom CSS rules example:

Code:

@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Roboto:wght@300&display=swap');

* {
    font-family: 'Roboto', sans-serif !important;
}

this example using Google Fonts API to import the "Roboto" font. You can replace it with any other font you prefer. Make sure to choose a font that is available through a web font service or one that is installed on your system. but example changes the font for all elements (*) in NetBeans to Roboto with a fallback to the generic sans-serif font family. But you are free

to adjust the font family, size, or other properties according to your preferences.

Alternatively, if you prefer to use a different font, you can replace "Roboto" with the name of a font that is available on your system in the CSS rule. For example, if you have the "Liberation Sans" font installed, you can modify the rule like this:

Code:

* {
    font-family: 'Liberation Sans', sans-serif !important;
}

or

Code:

* {
    font-family: 'Liberation Mono', monospace !important;
    font-weight: bold !important;
}

run fc-list to find local nice view fonts