From 303cf24674d8cb8200c6d2880d6ff72d25ba32da Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jim Procter
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2020 17:46:17 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] JAL-3675 JAL-3570 JAL-3608 JAL-2983 release notes and docs
---
help/help/html/features/commandline.html | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++++++---
help/help/html/releases.html | 20 +++++++++++++++++---
2 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/help/help/html/features/commandline.html b/help/help/html/features/commandline.html
index e00d390..f0e04d5 100644
--- a/help/help/html/features/commandline.html
+++ b/help/help/html/features/commandline.html
@@ -65,10 +65,31 @@ open /Applications/Jalview.app --args -open ~/myalignment.fa(put
Passing JVM Arguments to Jalview
If you need
- to modify parameters for Jalview's Java Virtual Machine, then take a
- look at the instructions for how to setting
- the JVM's maximum memory.
+ to modify parameters for Jalview's Java Virtual Machine, or
+ configure system properties, then take a look at the instructions
+ for how to setting the JVM's
+ maximum memory.
+
+ Changing Jalview's 'Look and Feel'
If you
+ are experiencing issues with the font size or layout of Jalview's
+ GUI, you can try changing Jalview's 'Look and feel' by
+ specifying a custom system property 'laf' on startup (see setting the JVM's memory for
+ instructions on how to do this for your platform).
For the
+ Jalview standalone executable jar, simply provide one of the
+ property settings before the -jar argument
+
+ - -Dlaf=system (default look and feel for the OS)
+ - -Dlaf=crossplatform (Java's Metal Look and Feel)
+ - -Dlaf=nimbus (Java's alternative Nimbus Look and Feel)
+ - -Dlaf=mac (only has an effect on OSX)
+ - -Dlaf=gtk (only has an effect on Linux)
+
+ The currently configured look and feel is logged to Jalview's console.
+ Once the look and feel has been changed, it will be stored in
+ Jalview's .jalview_properties file for future Jalview sessions.
+