HOWTO: Using TrueType Fonts in Java

MORE INFORMATION

The com.ms.awt.FontX class provides access to all of the fonts that are installed on the user's system. This class creates a new font with the specified name, style, and point size. It is used to access system fonts on the Microsoft Win32 platform not otherwise available in Java (for example, the "symbol" font). This class is available only for the Microsoft virtual machine.

Sample Code

   public AWTFontXDemo()
   {
      appFrame = new Frame("TrueType Font Demo");
      appFrame.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
      edit = new TextArea("Enter some text");
      button = new Button("Change Font");
      appFrame.add(edit,"Center");
      appFrame.add(button,"South");
      button.addActionListener(this);
      appFrame.setSize(320,200);
      appFrame.setVisible(true);
   }

   public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent ae)
   {
      UIFontDialog dialog = new
      UIFontDialog(FxToolkit.getHelperUIFrame());
 dialog.show();
 FontX font = (FontX)dialog.getFxFont();
      edit.setFont(font);
      edit.repaint();
   }
}