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Bug 195256

Summary:	Folder icon used in NB running on Solaris is outdated
Product:	platform	Reporter:	anns97 <anns97>
Component:	Window System	Assignee:	Stanislav Aubrecht <saubrecht>
Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX
Severity:	normal	CC:	gorrus
Priority:	P3	Keywords:	L&F
Version:	6.x
Hardware:	All
OS:	Solaris
Issue Type:	DEFECT	Exception Reporter:
Attachments:	variety of folder icons used on Solaris platform screenshot of folder icons on NB running on Mac

Description anns97 2011-02-09 22:18:17 UTC

To reproduce:
- Open NetBeans 6.9.1 on a Solaris platform (could also affect Linux)
- Launch new project wizard; note the use of purple folder icon in the left hand category side of the wizard
- Create a C/C++ project; note the folder icons underneath the created project is not the same as the platform's folder icon. Look at the attachment on Mac.

Suggestions for fix:
- Investigate what other platforms are doing regarding this icon for other places such as the folders under Java projects (e.g. are they using it the icon directly, and applying badges; or are they creating copies of the default icon to in their own workspace
- If it is not used directly, use a copy of the system' default folder icon and play around with badging.

Comment 1 anns97 2011-02-09 22:25:38 UTC

Created attachment 105805 [details]
variety of folder icons used on Solaris platform

Note the 3 different folder looks here:
- Project tab - purple folder (old Java L&F)
- Open File - blue-ish folder (newer Java L&F)
- System's File Browser - beige/brown folder icon

Comment 2 anns97 2011-02-09 22:27:59 UTC

Created attachment 105807 [details]
screenshot of folder icons on NB running on Mac

Notice that all folder icons are consistent between NetBeans and the platform's folder icon

Comment 3 Stanislav Aubrecht 2013-12-11 13:11:07 UTC

When running under GTK l&f the IDE forces Metal l&f for file chooser windows as the the GTK implementation looks horrible. The folder icon in Metal l&f does look dated.

However you can switch to Nimbus l&f which looks much better.