Making NetBeans sexier
I've been using NetBeans for many years now, and I always find whatever release I use, I make the fonts and icons smaller (kindof how Eclipse is out of the box).
We had a short discussion internally about making this default and to my amazement I found many people wanted BIGGER fonts :-o
Anyhoo... :-) here are my tweaks that I find make NetBeans even sexier to use:
1] Make the IDE's fonts smaller
Open up {NETBEANS_HOME}/etc/netbeans.conf
Add --fontsize 11 to the netbeans_default_options within the quotes.
Here's how is looks on my Mac:
2] Make the editor's fonts smaller
Preferenences menu -> Fonts -> Monospaced 12 works well for me.
3] Use small toolbar icons
Right click the toolbar.
If I can help just one person... :-)
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11:38AM Dec 10, 2007
by Matt Hosanee in Archive |
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Hmm I wonder if this has to do with you using a Mac. I always found buttons and text to be somewhat space wasters on Mac and Gnome. What kind of DPI are you subjected to?
Posted by Casper Bang on December 11, 2007 at 10:54 PM GMT #
It looks like you can't decide on the font size of your blog either :) I had to squint to see step 1, but the font size of steps 2 and 3 is just right :)
Seriously, I find NetBeans' 6 beta 2 (on Windows XP) to be fine - perhaps even a bit too small. My resolution is 1600x1200 though...
Posted by Jonathan on December 12, 2007 at 12:37 AM GMT #
I am surprised how this blog got on dzone. I came with high expectations. I thought blog would talk about customizing keyboard shortcuts, incorporating already created projects, and other stuff. But then again, 'sexy' is only for 'looks'
Posted by bhaarat on December 12, 2007 at 06:29 PM GMT #