Is it possible to change globally default value (e.g. %borderThickness) for all themes?

[weisj]

Is it possible to change globally default value (e.g. %borderThickness) for all themes?

[weisJ]

With the next version you'll be able so set the properties through LafManager.setProperty("borderThickness", "1") and it will be applied to all themes (you have to set it before LafManager.install()). Properties can be also be cleared and removed.

[weisJ]

At the moment the easiest option is to overwrite the value in Theme#loadDefaults. I‘ll think about how to go about setting the values without a custom theme.

The name %borderThickness may also be a bit misleading as borders in fact are always painted with a line width of 1 and this value actually controls the thickness of the focus border.

[FoxyBOA]

At the moment the easiest option is to overwrite the value in Theme#loadDefaults

Not sure that I've got your idea. You propose to subclass a theme, but that code doesn't call Theme#loadDefaults. What I'm missing?

        LafManager.install();
        LafManager.setTheme(new MyTheme());
...
public class MyTheme extends IntelliJTheme{

    @Override
    public void loadDefaults(Properties pProperties, UIDefaults pCurrentDefaults) {
        super.loadDefaults(pProperties, pCurrentDefaults);
        
        System.out.println("%borderThickness="+pProperties.get("%borderThickness"));
    }

}

The name %borderThickness may also be a bit misleading as borders in fact are always painted with a line width of 1 and this value actually controls the thickness of the focus border.

I would like to adjust insets around controls (e.g. I've +2px from each size around JTextField and that leads to additional scrolls etc.).

[weisJ]

Setting the theme just changes it for all subsequent installs. You need to pass the theme directly to LafManager#install or set it before.

The % is only present in the .properties files to indicate that this value can be referenced in other files. The actual key is just named borderThickness

[FoxyBOA]

The code

LafManager.install(new MyTheme());
...
public class MyTheme extends IntelliJTheme{}

Edited:
The same as code

LafManager.setTheme(new MyTheme());
UIManager.setLookAndFeel(DarkLaf.class.getCanonicalName());

Leads to the following exception

�[34m[2020-03-06 10:33:18]�[33m [SEVERE]�[31m Could not load intellij/intellij_defaults.properties.properties. null�[37m�[01m [at com.github.weisj.darklaf.theme.Theme]�[2m
                     �[33m[Details] �[31mjava.util.Properties$LineReader.readLine(Properties.java:434),
                               java.util.Properties.load0(Properties.java:353),
                               java.util.Properties.load(Properties.java:341),
                               com.github.weisj.darklaf.theme.Theme.load(Theme.java:189),
                               com.github.weisj.darklaf.theme.Theme.loadDefaults(Theme.java:80),
                               com.package.MyTheme.loadDefaults(MyTheme.java:13),
                               com.github.weisj.darklaf.DarkLaf.loadThemeDefaults(DarkLaf.java:208),
                               com.github.weisj.darklaf.DarkLaf.getDefaults(DarkLaf.java:112),
                               javax.swing.UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.java:539),
                               javax.swing.UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.java:583),
                               com.github.weisj.darklaf.LafManager.install(LafManager.java:169),
                               com.github.weisj.darklaf.LafManager.installTheme(LafManager.java:138),
                               com.github.weisj.darklaf.LafManager.install(LafManager.java:159),
                               com.package.Foo.main(Foo.java:268)�[0m

[weisJ]

please overwrite Theme#getLoaderClass to return IntelliJTheme.class, this should fix it for now.

[FoxyBOA]

Works. Thank you