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What fonts can I use in a Java application?
If I want my java application to run on a Windows box or a Unix box, What fonts can I use with Java such that I can be guaranteed of the font’s availability on all target operating systems? Will Java allow me to define and use any font? Or is there a list of fonts that I have to use with Java? (Or per target operating system?)
Note that this will run locally on the machine - this will not be an applet or web-based program.
Note that this will run locally on the machine - this will not be an applet or web-based program.
ASKER
This doesn't really answer my question. I need more than 2 fonts and need to know what fonts I have to choose from.
Those were 3; for the rest ... I am sorry.
;JOOP!
;JOOP!
ASKER
Must have hit the wrong key on the board.
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Great! Thanks!
then you can decide which font to use based on the availability!
Just a note: I cross develop between LINUX and MSWindows.
I found that equal named fonts sometimes look very different on both systems.
Further, the size might be unexpectedly different when you think texts will fit.
I have to test all my GUI stuff again and again.
I was told that all this trouble comes from the patenting of some fonts and display techniques
by Adobe. True? We surely suffer.
That's why I restricted my font choice.
;JOOP!
I found that equal named fonts sometimes look very different on both systems.
Further, the size might be unexpectedly different when you think texts will fit.
I have to test all my GUI stuff again and again.
I was told that all this trouble comes from the patenting of some fonts and display techniques
by Adobe. True? We surely suffer.
That's why I restricted my font choice.
;JOOP!
ASKER
That helps, thanks!
That's enough for me and safe.
;JOOP!