Java questions/thoughts

:thinking::bulb: ah, you don’t know … :wink:

This MIGHT do the trick (at least it runs on Mac without an error; will need to install Java on Windows and see what happens there):

public static void main(String[] args) {
        
        if (isWindows()) {
            /* Set the Nimbus look and feel */
        //<editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc=" Look and feel setting code (optional) ">
        /* If Nimbus (introduced in Java SE 6) is not available, stay with the default look and feel.
         * For details see http://download.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/lookandfeel/plaf.html 
         */
        try {
            javax.swing.UIManager.LookAndFeelInfo[] installedLookAndFeels=javax.swing.UIManager.getInstalledLookAndFeels();
            for (int idx=0; idx<installedLookAndFeels.length; idx++)
                if ("Nimbus".equals(installedLookAndFeels[idx].getName())) {
                    javax.swing.UIManager.setLookAndFeel(installedLookAndFeels[idx].getClassName());
                    break;
                }
        } catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) {
            java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(Anagrams.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        } catch (InstantiationException ex) {
            java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(Anagrams.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        } catch (IllegalAccessException ex) {
            java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(Anagrams.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        } catch (javax.swing.UnsupportedLookAndFeelException ex) {
            java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(Anagrams.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        }
        
        } else if (isMac()) {
            /* Set the Mac look and feel */
        //<editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc=" Look and feel setting code (optional) ">
        /* For details see https://alvinalexander.com/blog/post/jfc-swing/mac-osx-specific-property-settings-java-swing-applications/ 
         */
        try
            {
            // set the brushed metal look and feel, if desired
            System.setProperty("apple.awt.brushMetalLook", "true");
  
            // use the mac system menu bar
            System.setProperty("apple.laf.useScreenMenuBar", "true");
  
            // set the "About" menu item name
            System.setProperty("com.apple.mrj.application.apple.menu.about.name", "WikiStar");
  
            // use smoother fonts
            System.setProperty("apple.awt.textantialiasing", "true");

            // ref: http://developer.apple.com/releasenotes/Java/Java142RNTiger/1_NewFeatures/chapter_2_section_3.html
            System.setProperty("apple.awt.graphics.EnableQ2DX","true");
  
            // use the system look and feel
            // UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
            
            }
        catch (Exception e)
            {
            // put your debug code here ...
            }
        } else if (isUnix()) {
            System.out.println("This is Unix or Linux");
        } else if (isSolaris()) {
            System.out.println("This is Solaris");
        } else {
            System.out.println("Your OS is not support!!");
        }
        
        
        //</editor-fold>

        /* Create and display the form */
        SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
            public void run() {
                new Anagrams().setVisible(true);
            }
        });
    }

    

    private static String OS = System.getProperty("os.name").toLowerCase();


    public static boolean isWindows() {
        return (OS.indexOf("win") >= 0);
    }

    public static boolean isMac() {
        return (OS.indexOf("mac") >= 0);
    }

    public static boolean isUnix() {
        return (OS.indexOf("nix") >= 0
                || OS.indexOf("nux") >= 0
                || OS.indexOf("aix") > 0);
    }

    public static boolean isSolaris() {
        return (OS.indexOf("sunos") >= 0);
    }

So far I’m quite pleasantly surprised by Java …