Swing application menu name not displaying correctly in Java 1.8

Question

Okay, so I\'ve done Swing applications before, and I know if you want to display a different name for the application menu (the one on Macs that usually have a \"Preferences

Answer 1

Using Java 8 on Mac OS X 10.9, setting the System property

System.setProperty("com.apple.mrj.application.apple.menu.about.name", "Name");

appears to be ineffectual in changing the name displayed in the application menu. Alternatives that still work include these:

• By default, the application menu will display the simple name of the class specified in the java command line or the Main-Class attribute of the JAR's manifest.

   java -cp build/classes mypackage.Name
   java -jar dist/MyJar.jar
  

• Use the -Xdock:name="Name" command line parameter.

  java -Xdock:name="Name" -cp build/classes mypackage.Main
  java -Xdock:name="Name" -jar MyJar.jar
  

• Add the application JAR to a Mac application bundle, as shown here, an add the attribute to the Info.plist.

  <key>JVMOptions</key>
  <string>-Xdock:name=Name</string>