edu.neu.ccs.gui
Class Fonts

java.lang.Object
  edu.neu.ccs.gui.Fonts

public class Fonts

extends Object

Class Fonts contains a static method that returns a hash set with all installed font family names and also some static methods that select a particular font name from each of the following categories: monospaced, serif, sanserif.

This class cannot be instantiated.

Version:

2.5.0

Constructor Summary

private

Fonts() Prevent instantiation.

Method Summary

static QuickHashSet	getFontFamilyNames() Returns a hash set that contains the available font family names for fonts installed on this system.
static String	getMonospacedFontFamilyName() Returns the font family name of a monospaced font that is installed on this system.
static String	getSansSerifFontFamilyName() Returns the font family name of a sans-serif font that is installed on this system.
static String	getSerifFontFamilyName() Returns the font family name of a serif font that is installed on this system.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Fonts

private Fonts()

Prevent instantiation.

Method Detail

getFontFamilyNames

public static QuickHashSet getFontFamilyNames()

Returns a hash set that contains the available font family names for fonts installed on this system.

getMonospacedFontFamilyName

public static String getMonospacedFontFamilyName()

Returns the font family name of a monospaced font that is installed on this system.

Returns the same font family name as the method of the same name in ConsoleGateway.

The order of the names tested as of 2.5.0 is:

• Lucida Console
• Lucida Sans Typewriter
• Andale Mono
• Courier New
• Consolas
• Monospaced
• monospaced

The first font name that is found is returned.

getSerifFontFamilyName

public static String getSerifFontFamilyName()

Returns the font family name of a serif font that is installed on this system.

The order of the names tested as of 2.5.0 is:

• Century Schoolbook
• New Century Schoolbook
• Palatino
• Book Antiqua
• Goudy Old Style
• Bookman Old Style
• Constantia
• Times New Roman
• Serif
• serif

The first font name that is found is returned.

getSansSerifFontFamilyName

public static String getSansSerifFontFamilyName()

Returns the font family name of a sans-serif font that is installed on this system.

The order of the names tested as of 2.5.0 is:

• Verdana
• Calibri
• Univers
• Lucida Sans
• Helvetica
• Arial
• SansSerif
• sansserif

The first font name that is found is returned.