While I’m not sure how to change it at runtime, you can set at the command line your Dock icon using the -Xdock:icon option, like: >java -Xdock:icon=/path/myIcon.png myApp This article has lots of useful little info about bringing java apps to Mac, and you may be interested looking at the utilities and tools for Mac … Read more
Place each GroupBox in a Panel, Set Panel Dock Property to Top, Group Box Dock Property to Fill. Then set Padding on the panels.
I am a jedi JVCL developer, and I have used JvDocking in my own commercial in-house projects, and found it to be solid and reliable. Also, it’s free. It’s easy to extend. It creates a look and feel about the same as visual studio 2008 era docking.
Like @EGHM said, it’s -Dapple.awt.UIElement=true, but with no quotes. At least it works for me (OS X 10.7.5). If you happen to be using Eclipse, you can add this JVM argument globally in Preferences → Installed JREs:
Please Note: This question gathered a good amount of feedback, and some people below have made great points or fixes. Therefore, while I’ll keep the code here (and possibly update it), I’ve also created a WpfAppBar project on github. Feel free to send pull requests. That same project also builds to a WpfAppBar nuget package … Read more
Sounds like there is definitely a problem with Visual Studio retaining your settings between round-trips and possibly your Visual Studio settings profile in general. The solution I’d recommend is firstly to reset all settings, secondly customize things to your personal preference and finally take a backup of those customized settings. The idea is that this … Read more
You can use what is called Activation Policy: Objective-C // The application is an ordinary app that appears in the Dock and may // have a user interface. [NSApp setActivationPolicy: NSApplicationActivationPolicyRegular]; // The application does not appear in the Dock and does not have a menu // bar, but it may be activated programmatically or … Read more
You could create a Automator workflow with a single step – “Run Shell Script” Then File > Save As, and change the File Format to “Application”. When you open the application, it will run the Shell Script step, executing the command, exiting after it completes. The benefit to this is it’s really simple to do, … Read more