load some gui props from a separate config file

gui/griffon-app/lifecycle/Initialize.groovy

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import griffon.core.GriffonApplication
 import groovy.util.logging.Log
+import net.i2p.util.SystemVersion
 
 import org.codehaus.griffon.runtime.core.AbstractLifecycleHandler
 
@@ -22,11 +23,54 @@ class Initialize extends AbstractLifecycleHandler {
 
     @Override
     void execute() {
-        if (isMacOSX()) {
+        log.info "Loading home dir"
-            lookAndFeel('nimbus') // otherwise the file chooser doesn't open???
+        def portableHome = System.getProperty("portable.home")
-        } else {
+        def home = portableHome == null ?
-            lookAndFeel('system', 'gtk')
+            selectHome() :
+            portableHome
+            
+        home = new File(home)
+        if (!home.exists()) {
+            log.info("creating home dir $home")
+            home.mkdirs()
         }
+        
+        application.context.put("muwire-home", home.getAbsolutePath())
+        
+        def guiPropsFile = new File(home, "gui.properties")
+        if (guiPropsFile.exists()) {
+            Properties props = new Properties()
+            guiPropsFile.withInputStream { props.load(it) }
+            log.info("settting user-specified lnf ${props['lnf']}")
+            lookAndFeel(props["lnf"])
+        } else {
+            log.info "will try default lnfs"
+            if (isMacOSX()) {
+                lookAndFeel('nimbus') // otherwise the file chooser doesn't open???
+            } else {
+                lookAndFeel('system', 'gtk')
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    private static String selectHome() {
+        def home = new File(System.properties["user.home"])
+        def defaultHome = new File(home, ".MuWire")
+        if (defaultHome.exists())
+            return defaultHome.getAbsolutePath()
+        if (SystemVersion.isMac()) {
+            def library = new File(home, "Library")
+            def appSupport = new File(library, "Application Support")
+            def muwire = new File(appSupport,"MuWire")
+            return muwire.getAbsolutePath()
+        }
+        if (SystemVersion.isWindows()) {
+            def appData = new File(home,"AppData")
+            def roaming = new File(appData, "Roaming")
+            def muwire = new File(roaming, "MuWire")
+            return muwire.getAbsolutePath()
+        }
+        defaultHome.getAbsolutePath()
     }
 }
 

gui/griffon-app/lifecycle/Ready.groovy

@@ -34,17 +34,8 @@ class Ready extends AbstractLifecycleHandler {
     @Override
     void execute() {
         log.info "starting core services"
-        def portableHome = System.getProperty("portable.home")
-        def home = portableHome == null ? 
-            selectHome() :
-            portableHome
-            
-        home = new File(home)
-        if (!home.exists()) {
-            log.info("creating home dir $home")
-            home.mkdirs()
-        }
         
+        def home = new File(application.getContext().getAsString("muwire-home"))
         def props = new Properties()
         def propsFile = new File(home, "MuWire.properties")
         if (propsFile.exists()) {
@@ -121,25 +112,5 @@ class Ready extends AbstractLifecycleHandler {
         
         core.eventBus.publish(new UILoadedEvent())
     }
-    
-    private static String selectHome() {
-        def home = new File(System.properties["user.home"])
-        def defaultHome = new File(home, ".MuWire")
-        if (defaultHome.exists())
-            return defaultHome.getAbsolutePath()
-        if (SystemVersion.isMac()) { 
-            def library = new File(home, "Library")
-            def appSupport = new File(library, "Application Support")
-            def muwire = new File(appSupport,"MuWire")
-            return muwire.getAbsolutePath()
-        }
-        if (SystemVersion.isWindows()) {
-            def appData = new File(home,"AppData")
-            def roaming = new File(appData, "Roaming")
-            def muwire = new File(roaming, "MuWire")
-            return muwire.getAbsolutePath()
-        }
-        defaultHome.getAbsolutePath()
-    }
 }