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Swing: Font is too small

In one Swing app I use this line:

textArea.setFont(new Font("MonoSpaced", Font.PLAIN, 10));

I expected something like Courier New, 10 pt in Windows, but I get a very small monospaced font. I think it's 7pt because when I write 13 instead of 10, I get 10...

Why is this and can it be solved?

Ovi

Don't set directly the font like you have done allready. Create an Font object and work a little on him, and only after that set'it. ...or just set the apropiate value to you GUI style.

3rsrichard

Here is a suggested example from Sun.

public class LabelPanel extends JPanel {
public LabelPanel() {
// Create and add a JLabel
JLabel plainLabel = new JLabel("Plain Small Label");
add(plainLabel);
// Create a 2nd JLabel
JLabel fancyLabel = new JLabel("Fancy Big Label");
// Instantiate a Font object to use for the label
Font fancyFont =
new Font("Serif", Font.BOLD | Font.ITALIC, 32);
// Associate the font with the label
fancyLabel.setFont(fancyFont);
// Create an Icon
Icon tigerIcon = new ImageIcon("SmallTiger.gif");
// Place the Icon in the label
fancyLabel.setIcon(tigerIcon);
// Align the text to the right of the Icon
fancyLabel.setHorizontalAlignment(JLabel.RIGHT);
// Add to panel
add(fancyLabel);
}
}

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