Java Swing Problems

[andrewheard]

Hi,
Today I went to load up FrostWire and I could see the application window but nothing inside. It also happens on any other java application. The problem is specific to my login though. Any ideas on what I can do? If you need to see a picture, just let me know.

 

[andrewheard]

No one has any ideas as to where OS X stores its preference files or something?

 

[jsw]

Preferences are in Library->Preferences.

However, if you're seeing Swing apps failing to function, I doubt that's a preference issue. If I read your original post correctly, this only happens on your account, but not on others on the same system?

If you go to the Applications->Utilities folder, is there a Java folder? If so, what tools are in there? At least one should exist which allows you to specify settings.

 

[andrewheard]

There is a Java folder but unfortunately those are Swing apps too. The Java 1.3 plugin settings thing works perfectly, the 1.4 is garbled and 1.5 doesn't work at all.

 

[jsw]

You don't have a Utilities->Java->J2SE 5.0->Java Preferences app? That isn't Swing-based.

 

[andrewheard]

I attached images of the different versions of java.

 

[andrewheard]

You don't have a Utilities->Java->J2SE 5.0->Java Preferences app? That isn't Swing-based.

All of the java configuration apps that apple bundles are swing based. If you look inside of their package contents, you will see that there is a jar file.

 

[andrewheard]

I just made a new account and copied my files into that to fix the problem. Thanks jsw for replying, its nice when someone acknowledges a post and at least tries to help.