On 2 Feb 2006 08:34:10 -0800, "Ross Clement (Email address invalid -
do not use)" <clemenr@wmin.ac.uk> wrote, quoted or indirectly quoted
someone who said :

It is clumsy!

package com.mindprod.fontshower;

import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Graphics2D;
import java.awt.RenderingHints;

import javax.swing.JTextArea;
import javax.swing.text.Document;

/**
* Like JTextArea, but allows you to control whether fonts are
anti-aliased.
*
* @author Roedy Green
*/
public class AntialiasedJTextArea extends JTextArea {

   /**
    * true if want extra debugging output
    */
   public final static boolean DEBUGGING = false;

   /**
    * true if want anti-aliased fonts
    */
   private boolean antialias = true;

   /**
    * called whenever system has a slice to render
    *
    * @param g
    *        Graphics defining where and region to paint.
    */
   protected void paintComponent ( Graphics g )
       {
       Graphics2D g2d = (Graphics2D)g;
       if ( antialias )
           {
           g2d.setRenderingHint(
RenderingHints.KEY_TEXT_ANTIALIASING,
               RenderingHints.VALUE_TEXT_ANTIALIAS_ON );
           g2d.setRenderingHint( RenderingHints.KEY_RENDERING,
               RenderingHints.VALUE_RENDER_QUALITY );
           // if wanted to smooth geometric shapes too
           // g2d.setRenderingHint( RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING,
           // RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON );
           }

       if ( DEBUGGING )
           {
           System.out
               .println( "AntialiasedJTextArea.paintComponent called
with antialias:"
                   + antialias
                   + " "
                   + g2d.getClipBounds() );
           }
       super.paintComponent( g2d );
       }

   /**
    * Control whether fonts are antialiased. Takes extra time, but
makes
    * smoother edges.
    *
    * @param antialias
    *        true if want anti-aliasing.
    */
   public void setAntialias ( boolean antialias )
       {
       this.antialias = antialias;
       this.repaint();
       }

   /**
    * no arg constructor
    */
   public AntialiasedJTextArea()
       {
       super();
       }

   /**
    * Constructs a new AntialiasedJTextArea with the specified number
of rows
    * and columns, and the given model. All of the constructors feed
through
    * this constructor.
    *
    * @param doc
    *        the model to use, or create a default one if null
    * @param text
    *        the text to be displayed, null if none
    * @param rows
    *        the number of rows >= 0
    * @param columns
    *        the number of columns >= 0
    * @exception IllegalArgumentException
    *            if the rows or columns arguments are negative.
    */
   public AntialiasedJTextArea( Document doc, String text, int rows,
       int columns )
       {
       super( doc, text, rows, columns );
       }

   /**
    * Constructs a new empty AntialiasedJTextArea with the specified
number of
    * rows and columns. A default model is created, and the initial
string is
    * null.
    *
    * @param rows
    *        the number of rows >= 0
    * @param columns
    *        the number of columns >= 0
    * @exception IllegalArgumentException
    *            if the rows or columns arguments are negative.
    */
   public AntialiasedJTextArea( int rows, int columns )
       {
       super( rows, columns );
       }

   /**
    * constructor
    *
    * @param message
    *        text to display
    */
   public AntialiasedJTextArea( String message )
       {
       super( message );
       }

   /**
    * Constructs a new AntialiasedJTextArea with the specified text
and number
    * of rows and columns. A default model is created.
    *
    * @param text
    *        the text to be displayed, or null
    * @param rows
    *        the number of rows >= 0
    * @param columns
    *        the number of columns >= 0
    * @exception IllegalArgumentException
    *            if the rows or columns arguments are negative.
    */
   public AntialiasedJTextArea( String text, int rows, int columns )
       {
       super( text, rows, columns );
       }

}