It's stored in the registry on Windows machines. Not sure where Java stores it in Linux.
Could you send the complete error message you're seeing. A full stack trace would be helpful. Thanks. --Rob --- Veronica L Bounmixay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Rob: > > Thanks for the information. I did untar the client download in a clean > area, change the LAF in the clientconf.xml file then start the gui up but > still get the error. The java managed user preference file? Is it in the > sourcejammer directory? > > Thanks! > Ronni > > > > > > Robert MacGrogan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 05/12/2005 11:14 AM > > To > Veronica L Bounmixay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > sourcejammer-users@lists.sourceforge.net > cc > > Subject > Re: [SourceJammer-users] Default Look and Feel Causing Errors on Start up > > > > > > > The LAF setting in clientconf is only used the very first time you start > your SJ client. After > that, this value gets written to a user preferences file managed by Java. > The setting in > clientconf no longer applies. > > If kunststoff is the default LAF in the Linux client download, well, I > don't know why it's trying > to load the Windows LAF on startup. I'll have to take a look. I no longer > have a linux machine > around to play with, so I may not have tested the Linux client release as > thoroughly as I should > have. > > --Rob > > > --- Veronica L Bounmixay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey Rob! Thanks for the help. > > > > I'm using the client-2.1.0.0 download. > > > > It might not be THAT easy for me to modify the LAF in the config file - > > I'm pretty dumb! :-) I have, however tried to look through what > > > comes in the tar file and I see this line in the clientconf.xml file: > > > > <InitialLookAndFeel>kunststoff</InitialLookAndFeel> > > > > But when I cancel past the error message and splash screen and actually > > look at what's in the preferences the Look and Feel is defaulted in the > > app to "windows". Changing this takes care of the error at start up. > But > > if I change the LAF in the clientconf.xml file to something like "metal" > > > and look at the preferences in the app there is no change - it still > says > > kunststoff. > > > > On my windows box - the clientconf.xml file comes with "windows". I can > > > change the LAF in the clientconf to "metal" and look at the preferences > > and it still says "windows". > > > > I hope all this info helps some. Maybe I'm using clientconf when I > should > > be using just conf but I can see both are being used at startup. > > > > Thanks again! > > (and sorry! I'm sending this email from my Windows box and I've been > told > > my mail client puts some extra junk on it so I apologize up front - it's > > > not a virus - just some lame attempts at adding pictures) > > > > Ronni > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Robert MacGrogan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > 05/12/2005 10:04 AM > > > > To > > Veronica L Bounmixay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > > sourcejammer-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > cc > > > > Subject > > Re: [SourceJammer-users] Default Look and Feel Causing Errors on Start > up > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, Veronica. > > > > Could you tell me the exact version of the SJ client you're having this > > problem with? > > > > Regardless, it should be fairly easy for you to modify the default LAF > in > > the config file and > > rebuild the tar, if you have to. > > > > Thanks. > > > > --Rob > > > > > > --- Veronica L Bounmixay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I need some advice on the look and feel default settings. The tar > file > > is > > > set to "windows" which causes and error on my Linux box. I have > > installed > > > both the Windows and Linux versions exploring the differences to see > if > > > there is something missing. I can change the look and feel then the > > error > > > goes away but I have a couple of Linux users that are going to install > > > and > > > I had hoped they could avoid the error since I am not certain how to > > > explain the error and work around to them over the distance. > > > > > > Thank you! I really do appreciate the support? > > > Ronni > > > > > > > > Discover Yahoo! > > Have fun online with music videos, cool games, IM and more. Check it > out! > > http://discover.yahoo.com/online.html > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Make Yahoo! your home page > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > > Yahoo! Mail Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour: http://tour.mail.yahoo.com/mailtour.html ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by Oracle Space Sweepstakes Want to be the first software developer in space? Enter now for the Oracle Space Sweepstakes! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7393&alloc_id=16281&op=click _______________________________________________ SourceJammer-users mailing list SourceJammer-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sourcejammer-users
