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Class FontHelper

java.lang.Object
  com.cosylab.gui.components.util.FontHelper

public final class FontHelper
extends java.lang.Object

Helper class that provides simple access to Font UI resources

Version:

$id$

Author:

Jernej Kamenik

See Also:

MetalLookAndFeel, Font

Constructor Summary

FontHelper()

Method Summary

static java.awt.Font	calculateFittingFont(java.awt.Component comp, java.awt.Font oldFont, java.lang.String text, int columns, int minFontSize, int maxFontSize) Calculates new font, which would fit provided text inside component.
static java.awt.Font	getDefaultFont() Returns the default Font
static java.lang.String	getDefaultFontName() Returns the default Font name
static int	getDefaultFontSize() Returns the default Font size
static java.awt.Font	getFont(java.lang.String name, int style, int size) Returns a new Font with the specified attributes
static java.awt.Font	getFontWithName(java.lang.String name, java.awt.Font inFont) Returns the specified Font with its name changed to the specified name.
static java.awt.Font	getFontWithSize(int size, java.awt.Font inFont) Returns the specified Font with its size changed to the specified size.
static java.awt.Font	getFontWithStyle(int style, java.awt.Font inFont) Returns the specified Font with its style changed to the specified style.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

FontHelper

public FontHelper()

Method Detail

getDefaultFontName

public static java.lang.String getDefaultFontName()

Returns the default Font name

Returns:

String name

See Also:

MetalLookAndFeel.getControlTextFont()

getDefaultFontSize

public static int getDefaultFontSize()

Returns the default Font size

Returns:

int size

See Also:

MetalLookAndFeel.getControlTextFont()

getDefaultFont

public static java.awt.Font getDefaultFont()

Returns the default Font

Returns:

Font

See Also:

MetalLookAndFeel.getUserTextFont()

getFontWithStyle

public static java.awt.Font getFontWithStyle(int style,
                                             java.awt.Font inFont)

Returns the specified Font with its style changed to the specified style.

Parameters:

style - style

inFont - inFont

Returns:

Font

getFontWithName

public static java.awt.Font getFontWithName(java.lang.String name,
                                            java.awt.Font inFont)

Returns the specified Font with its name changed to the specified name.

Parameters:

name - name

inFont - inFont

Returns:

Font

getFontWithSize

public static java.awt.Font getFontWithSize(int size,
                                            java.awt.Font inFont)

Returns the specified Font with its size changed to the specified size.

Parameters:

size - size

inFont - inFont

Returns:

Font

getFont

public static java.awt.Font getFont(java.lang.String name,
                                    int style,
                                    int size)

Returns a new Font with the specified attributes

Parameters:

name - name

style - style

size - size

Returns:

Font

calculateFittingFont

public static java.awt.Font calculateFittingFont(java.awt.Component comp,
                                                 java.awt.Font oldFont,
                                                 java.lang.String text,
                                                 int columns,
                                                 int minFontSize,
                                                 int maxFontSize)

Calculates new font, which would fit provided text inside component.

Parameters:

comp - the Component in which text should fit

oldFont - old font

text - a text to be fitted

columns - number of character columns to fit in component

minFontSize - minimal allowed font size

maxFontSize - maximal allowed font size

Returns:

new font, if calculation failes, old font is returned