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Frances - 28 Aug 2005 05:09 GMT

Constructor for class Font:
(http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/awt/Font.html)

Font(String name, int style, int size)

what about color? how to set Font Color?

I'm working w/JTextArea, now realized need to use JTextPane b/c will
need diff. font colors depending on user input.. (nothing fancy, no
images, no HTML (at least I don't think I need to do w/html..) all font
attr's will remain constant, only font color will change.. (also would
like if user inputs url for it to be a link..)

I have just spent entire evening looking this up... is not that
simple....;) I'm going a bit dizzy... ;)

thank you for any help...

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Christian Kaufhold - 28 Aug 2005 11:36 GMT

Hello!

> what about color? how to set Font Color?

Fonts do not have color. The color is a separate attribute when some
text is actually painted.

> I'm working w/JTextArea, now realized need to use JTextPane b/c will
> need diff. font colors depending on user input.. (nothing fancy, no
> images, no HTML (at least I don't think I need to do w/html..) all font
> attr's will remain constant, only font color will change.. (also would
> like if user inputs url for it to be a link..)

textArea.setForeground

Christian

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Roedy Green - 29 Aug 2005 08:38 GMT

>what about color? how to set Font Color?

In paint you do a Graphics.setColor().

In Components you do Component.setForeground and
Component.setBackground.

Font objects themselves do not have a colour.

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