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Java Forum / GUI / December 2004Mixing font colors in a JTextArea
Dear all, JTextArea.setForeground() sets the font color for the entire component, but how can I have different font colors in the same area? I want to be able to append text in blue and red. Cheers! > JTextArea.setForeground() sets the font color for the entire component, > but how can I have different font colors in the same area? Use HTML in a (non editable) JEditorPane. Alternately you might look to a JTextPane and manipulate the document attributes. Google the group for examples. HTH  SignatureAndrew Thompson http://www.PhySci.org/codes/ Web & IT Help http://www.PhySci.org/ Open-source software suite http://www.1point1C.org/ Science & Technology http://www.LensEscapes.com/ Images that escape the mundane >> JTextArea.setForeground() sets the font color for the entire component, >> but how can I have different font colors in the same area? > > Use HTML in a (non editable) JEditorPane. Alternately you might > look to a JTextPane and manipulate the document attributes. I find this slightly misleading. There is virtually no difference between JEditorPane and JTextPane and you may as well use either HTML or the simple default styled text with both. As the minor additional features of JTextPane aren't sufficient for serious work, I would use JEditorPane, and, if editing is required, transplant the basic input attribute logic there. Christian >>> JTextArea.setForeground() sets the font color for the entire component, >>> but how can I have different font colors in the same area? [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > work, I would use JEditorPane, and, if editing is required, > transplant the basic input attribute logic there. Thanks for clarifying Christian. I was unsure whether to mention JTextPane since I myself had never found a use for one. (I should have stuck with my instincts on that one!) SignatureAndrew Thompson http://www.PhySci.org/codes/ Web & IT Help http://www.PhySci.org/ Open-source software suite http://www.1point1C.org/ Science & Technology http://www.LensEscapes.com/ Images that escape the mundane > Dear all, > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Cheers! Check out Sun's TextComponentDemo for an example http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/components/example-1dot4/index.h tml#TextComponentDemo Free MagazinesGet these publications absolutely FREE for up to 12 months. There are no hidden fees and no obligation. Simply choose a title, complete the application form and submit it. Read more ...
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