Class Fonts

java.lang.Object
com.jgoodies.looks.Fonts

public final class Fonts extends Object
Provides static access to popular Windows fonts. The sizes of the font constants are specified in typographic points, approximately 1/72 of an inch.

TODO: Consider changing the visibility of the package private methods to public. As an alternative we may provide a FontPolicy that can emulate the font choice on Windows XP/2000 and Windows Vista for different software resolutions (96dpi/120dpi) and desktop font size settings (Normal/Large/Extra Large).

Since:
2.0
Version:
$Revision: 1.22 $
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  • Field Details

    • TAHOMA_NAME

      public static final String TAHOMA_NAME
      The name of the default dialog font on western Windows XP.
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    • SEGOE_UI_NAME

      public static final String SEGOE_UI_NAME
      The name of the default dialog font on western Windows Vista.
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    • TAHOMA_11PT

      public static final Font TAHOMA_11PT
      This is the default font on western XP with 96dpi and normal fonts. Ascent=11, descent=3, height=14, dbuX=6, dbuY=12, 14dluY=21px.
    • TAHOMA_13PT

      public static final Font TAHOMA_13PT
      Ascent=13, descent=3, height=16, dbuX=8, dbuY=13, 14dluY=22.75px.
    • TAHOMA_14PT

      public static final Font TAHOMA_14PT
      Ascent=14, descent=3, height=17, dbuX=8, dbuY=14, 14dluY=24.5px.
    • SEGOE_UI_12PT

      public static final Font SEGOE_UI_12PT
      This is Segoe UI 9pt, the default font on western Vista with 96dpi. Ascent=13, descent=4, height=17, dbuX=7, dbuY=13, 13dluY=21.125px.
    • SEGOE_UI_13PT

      public static final Font SEGOE_UI_13PT
      Ascent=14, descent=4, height=18, dbuX=8, dbuY=14, 13dluY=22.75px.
    • SEGOE_UI_15PT

      public static final Font SEGOE_UI_15PT
      Ascent=16, descent=5, height=21, dbuX=9, dbuY=16, 13dluY=26px.
    • WINDOWS_XP_96DPI_NORMAL

      public static final Font WINDOWS_XP_96DPI_NORMAL
      The default icon font on western Windows XP with 96dpi and the dialog font desktop setting "Normal".
    • WINDOWS_XP_96DPI_DEFAULT_GUI

      public static final Font WINDOWS_XP_96DPI_DEFAULT_GUI
      The default GUI font on western Windows XP with 96dpi and the dialog font desktop setting "Normal".
    • WINDOWS_XP_96DPI_LARGE

      public static final Font WINDOWS_XP_96DPI_LARGE
      The default icon font on western Windows XP with 96dpi and the dialog font desktop setting "Large".
    • WINDOWS_XP_120DPI_NORMAL

      public static final Font WINDOWS_XP_120DPI_NORMAL
      The default icon font on western Windows XP with 120dpi and the dialog font desktop setting "Normal".
    • WINDOWS_XP_120DPI_DEFAULT_GUI

      public static final Font WINDOWS_XP_120DPI_DEFAULT_GUI
      The default GUI font on western Windows XP with 120dpi and the dialog font desktop setting "Normal".
    • WINDOWS_VISTA_96DPI_NORMAL

      public static final Font WINDOWS_VISTA_96DPI_NORMAL
      The default icon font on western Windows Vista with 96dpi and the dialog font desktop setting "Normal".
    • WINDOWS_VISTA_96DPI_LARGE

      public static final Font WINDOWS_VISTA_96DPI_LARGE
      The default icon font on western Windows Vista with 96dpi and the dialog font desktop setting "Large".
    • WINDOWS_VISTA_120DPI_NORMAL

      public static final Font WINDOWS_VISTA_120DPI_NORMAL
      The default icon font on western Windows Vista with 120dpi and the dialog font desktop setting "Normal".
    • WINDOWS_DEFAULT_GUI_FONT_KEY

      static final String WINDOWS_DEFAULT_GUI_FONT_KEY
      The desktop property key used to lookup the DEFAULTGUI font. This font scales with the software resolution only but works in western and non-western Windows environments.
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    • WINDOWS_ICON_FONT_KEY

      static final String WINDOWS_ICON_FONT_KEY
      The desktop property key used to lookup Windows' icon font. This font scales with the software resolution and the desktop font size setting (Normal/Large/Extra Large). However, in some non-western Windows environments this font cannot display the locale's glyphs. Therefore a fallback is needed for these locales. Such a fallback can be achieved with composite fonts. See the Windows default font policy for more an implementation that aims to obtain composite fonts.
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  • Constructor Details

    • Fonts

      private Fonts()
  • Method Details

    • getDefaultGUIFontWesternModernWindowsNormal

      static Font getDefaultGUIFontWesternModernWindowsNormal()
    • getDefaultIconFontWesternModernWindowsNormal

      static Font getDefaultIconFontWesternModernWindowsNormal()
    • getDefaultIconFontWesternWindowsVistaNormal

      static Font getDefaultIconFontWesternWindowsVistaNormal()
    • getLooks1xWindowsControlFont

      static Font getLooks1xWindowsControlFont()
      Returns the Windows control font used by the JGoodies Looks version 1.x. It is intended for visual backward compatibility only. The font returned is the default GUI font that scales with the resolution (96dpi, 120dpi, etc) but not with the desktop font size settings (normal, large, extra large).

      On Windows Vista, the font may be completely wrong.

      Returns:
      the Windows default GUI font that scales with the resolution, but not the desktop font size setting
      Throws:
      UnsupportedOperationException - on non-Windows platforms
    • getWindowsControlFont

      public static Font getWindowsControlFont()
      Looks up and returns the Windows control font. Returns the Windows icon title font unless it is inappropriate for the Windows version.

      The icon title font scales with the resolution (96dpi, 101dpi, 120dpi, etc) and the desktop font size settings (normal, large, extra large). Older versions may return a poor font.

      Returns:
      the Windows control font
      Throws:
      UnsupportedOperationException - on non-Windows platforms
    • getDefaultGUIFont

      private static Font getDefaultGUIFont()
      Looks up and returns the Windows defaultGUI font. Works around a bug with Java 1.4.2_17, 1.5.0_15, and 1.6.0 on Vista, where the win.defaultGUI.font desktop property returns null. In this case a logical "Dialog" font is used as fallback.
      Returns:
      the Windows defaultGUI font, or a dialog font as fallback.
    • getIconFont

      private static Font getIconFont()
    • getFallbackFont

      private static Font getFallbackFont()
    • getDesktopFont

      private static Font getDesktopFont(String fontName)
      Looks up and returns a font using the default toolkit's desktop properties.
      Parameters:
      fontName - the name of the font to return
      Returns:
      the font