How can I customize an existing Synthetica Look and Feel?
Each Synthetica theme contains a file called ‘synth.xml’. One possibility for customizing is to extract the jar library and modify the xml file. The disadvantage of this solutions is that you have to do this each time a LAF is updated or if a new theme becomes available. Another way is to define an external XML file called ‘Synthetica.xml’ or {LAF-Name}.xml for instance ‘SyntheticaBlueIceLookAndFeel.xml’. Where ‘Synthetica.xml’ contains common settings used for all Synthetica themes and the {LAF-Name}.xml contains only settings for the specified LAF (theme). In case of defining values in both files the {LAF-Name}.xml has priority to ‘Synthetica.xml’. Don’t forget to add the XML-file(s) to your classpath. The following example is used to set the default font to antialiased ‘Dialog 14 Bold’ for all Synthetica themes.
