public JFileChooser createFileChooser() { // create a filechooser JFileChooser fc = new JFileChooser(); if (getSwingSet2() != null && getSwingSet2().isDragEnabled()) { fc.setDragEnabled(true); } // set the current directory to be the images directory File swingFile = new File("resources/images/About.jpg"); if (swingFile.exists()) { fc.setCurrentDirectory(swingFile); fc.setSelectedFile(swingFile); } return fc; }