Hello,

I just want to make the selected text in JTextComponent bold.
I give "font-bold" as the action and nothing occurs?
If I give "cut-to-clipboard" it works...
What is the wrong??

Thanks much...
Ertan.

import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.util.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.text.*;

public class DeneFrame extends JFrame
{
private JTextComponent jc;
private Hashtable commands;

public DeneFrame()
{
 getContentPane().setLayout(null);
 jc = new JTextArea();

 getContentPane().add(jc);
 setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

 commands = new Hashtable();
 Action[] actions = getActions();

 for (int i = 0; i < actions.length; i++)
 {
  Action a = actions[i];
  commands.put(a.getValue(Action.NAME), a);
 }

 JScrollPane scroller = new JScrollPane();
 JViewport port = scroller.getViewport();
 port.add(jc);

 JPanel panel = new JPanel();
 panel.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
 panel.add("Center", scroller);
 panel.setSize(300,50);
 panel.setLocation(100,100);
 getContentPane().add("Center", panel);

 JButton jb = new JButton("bold yap");
 Action a = getAction("font-bold");
 //Action a = getAction("cut-to-clipboard");//if this line uncommented and
                                            //above line is commented then
                                            //it works...i.e cuts the selected
                                            //text
 if (a!= null)
 {
  jb.setActionCommand("font-bold");
  jb.addActionListener(a);
 }
 else
  jb.setEnabled(false);

 jb.setSize(100,50);
 jb.setLocation(0,0);
 getContentPane().add(jb);

 pack();
 setSize(800,600);
 show();
}

public Action[] getActions() {
  Action[] defaultActions = {
   new StyledEditorKit.BoldAction(),
  };
  Action[] a = TextAction.augmentList(jc.getActions(), defaultActions);
 return a;
 }

protected Action getAction(String cmd) {
 return (Action) commands.get(cmd);
 }

public static void main(String[] args) {
 new DeneFrame();
}
}