Comment 9 for bug 989624

Suggested work-around copied from sidtj from the same forum as suggested by Daniel ( http://forums.netbeans.org/post-127693.html ).

"Append "--laf Metal" (without quotes) to your netbeans exec link.
Here i have:

Exec=/bin/sh "/home/username/bin/netbeans-7.1/bin/netbeans" --laf Metal

This is not the best laf (look and feel) but is better than the current one on 12.04. No more bold in everywhere and visible menu, including in the ambiance theme."

These work around fixes bold font issue... I don't like the look of Netbeans with this look and feel, but it is a temporary solution until a fix release...