X-Git-Url: http://source.jalview.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=src%2Fjalview%2Fbin%2FJalview.java;h=a241abe13001f4c9286943d738c14fad749d7fc6;hb=7f0c5c453a345a700b9e19caebaf7a3b55783759;hp=9f3754060159b532f891ed2a723c9c895fc34064;hpb=e16a6f83e4f08e8cfc30afb534b506496d383b9c;p=jalview.git

diff --git a/src/jalview/bin/Jalview.java b/src/jalview/bin/Jalview.java
index 9f37540..a241abe 100755
--- a/src/jalview/bin/Jalview.java
+++ b/src/jalview/bin/Jalview.java
@@ -998,7 +998,7 @@ public class Jalview
       setSystemLookAndFeel();
       if (Platform.isLinux())
       {
-        setMetalLookAndFeel();
+        setLinuxLookAndFeel();
       }
       if (Platform.isMac())
       {
@@ -1161,6 +1161,18 @@ public class Jalview
     return set;
   }
 
+  private static boolean setLinuxLookAndFeel()
+  {
+    boolean set = false;
+    set = setFlatLookAndFeel();
+    if (!set)
+      set = setMetalLookAndFeel();
+    // avoid GtkLookAndFeel -- not good results especially on HiDPI
+    if (!set)
+      set = setNimbusLookAndFeel();
+    return set;
+  }
+
   private static void showUsage()
   {
     System.out.println(