<ProjectName.ProjectUI sucks as a name for my Netbeans java OS X app

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  •  02-07-2019
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Question

What property in Netbeans to I need to change to set the name of my java swing app in the OS X menubar and dock? I found info.plist, but changing @PROJECTNAMEASIDENTIFIEER@ in multiple keys here had no effect.

Thanks, hating netbeans.

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Solution

The answer depends on how you run your application. If you run it from the command line, use '-Xdock:name=appname' in the JVM arguments. See the section "More tinkering with the menu bar" in the article linked to by Dan Dyer.

If you are making a bundled, double-clickable application, however, you just need to set the standard CFBundle-related keys in your application's Info.plist (see the documentation on Info.plist keys for more details).

OTHER TIPS

Check:

nbproject/project.properties

nbproject/project.xml

in project.xml look for the name element...

But... Why not just select the main project and right click and do rename?

This is not NetBeans-specific, but this article has some useful tips about tweaking your Swing apps so that they fit in on OS X.

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