Completely re- skin / customize a Java program?

If I have a program, such as limewire, that uses Java, is it possible to completely re-skin the interface as in change the appearance and location of buttons, boxes, and windows? I have always made skins by simply changing the hex color codes, but all that does is change colors. I want to give it a more attractive look but moving some things around and change the ugly boxy tabs and buttons to more of a Vista look. I am willing to learn some basic Java programming, but I want to know if it's even possible, and how hard it would be. If it is possible, what files would I look for, what would I want to change in those files?
Completely re- skin / customize a Java program?
The actual layout of a program is usually hard coded into the program itself. So to change the arrangement of components and the look and feel of the UI, you'd need the source code of the program.



If the program uses swing for it's UI, then as long as you have the source code, you can change the %26quot;look and feel%26quot; of the program with very few lines of code. To move components around you'd need to be familiar with the code that makes up the UIs themselves.
Completely re- skin / customize a Java program?
No, I agree that what you are proposing would be too difficult.



If you are writing code that is cross-platform though, you wouldn't hard-code the locations and such, you'd have to use LayoutManager objects.



If you are not writing cross-platform code, then you could hard-code the position of buttons, etc. This can be easier than trying to get LayoutManager object to work %26quot;automatically%26quot;. Layout managers are only %26quot;automatic%26quot; in that they do what they do %26quot;automatically%26quot;, which may or may not be what you want.

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