com.jgoodies.looks

Class FontPolicies

java.lang.Object

com.jgoodies.looks.FontPolicies

public final class FontPolicies
extends java.lang.Object

Provides predefined FontPolicy implementations.

Note: The available policies work well on Windows. On other platforms the fonts specified by the runtime environment are chosen. I plan to provide more logic or options for other platforms, for example that a Linux system checks for a Tahoma or Segoe UI.

TODO: Add a check for a custom font policy set in the System properties.

TODO: Add policies that emulate different Windows setups: default XP on 96dpi with normal fonts ("XP-normal-96"), Vista on 120dpi with large fonts ("Vista-large-120"), etc.

Since:

2.0

Version:

$Revision: 1.14 $

See Also:

FontPolicy, FontSet, FontSets, Fonts

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
private static class	FontPolicies.CustomSettingsPolicy
private static class	FontPolicies.DefaultPlasticOnWindowsPolicy Implements the default font lookup for the Plastic L&f family when running in a Windows environment.
private static class	FontPolicies.DefaultWindowsPolicy Implements the default font lookup on the Windows platform.
private static class	FontPolicies.FixedPolicy A FontPolicy that returns a fixed FontSet and that ignores the laf name and UIDefaults table.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
private	FontPolicies()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static FontPolicy	createFixedPolicy(FontSet fontSet) Returns a font policy that in turn always returns the specified FontSet.
static FontPolicy	customSettingsPolicy(FontPolicy defaultPolicy) Returns a font policy that checks for a custom FontPolicy and a custom FontSet specified in the System settings or UIManager.
private static FontSet	getCustomFontSet(java.lang.String lafName) Looks up and returns a custom FontSet for the given Look&Feel name, or null if no custom font set has been defined for this Look&Feel.
private static FontPolicy	getCustomPolicy(java.lang.String lafName) Looks up and returns a custom FontPolicy for the given Look&Feel name, or null if no custom policy has been defined for this Look&Feel.
static FontPolicy	getDefaultPlasticOnWindowsPolicy() Returns the default font policy for Plastic on the Windows platform.
static FontPolicy	getDefaultPlasticPolicy() Returns the default Plastic FontPolicy that may vary with the platform and environment.
static FontPolicy	getDefaultWindowsPolicy() Returns the default font policy for the Windows platform.
static FontPolicy	getLogicalFontsPolicy() Returns a font policy that returns the logical fonts as specified by the Java runtime environment.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

FontPolicies

private FontPolicies()

Method Detail

createFixedPolicy

public static FontPolicy createFixedPolicy(FontSet fontSet)

Returns a font policy that in turn always returns the specified FontSet. The FontSet will be fixed, but the FontSet itself may return different fonts in different environments.

Parameters:

fontSet - the FontSet to be return by this policy

Returns:

a font policy that returns the specified FontSet.

customSettingsPolicy

public static FontPolicy customSettingsPolicy(FontPolicy defaultPolicy)

Returns a font policy that checks for a custom FontPolicy and a custom FontSet specified in the System settings or UIManager. If no custom settings are available, the given default policy will be used to look up the FontSet.

Parameters:

defaultPolicy - the policy used if there are no custom settings

Returns:

a FontPolicy that checks for custom settings before the default policy is returned.

getDefaultPlasticOnWindowsPolicy

public static FontPolicy getDefaultPlasticOnWindowsPolicy()

Returns the default font policy for Plastic on the Windows platform. It differs from the default Windows policy in that it uses a bold font for TitledBorders, titles, and titled separators.

Returns:

the default font policy for Plastic on the Windows platform.

getDefaultPlasticPolicy

public static FontPolicy getDefaultPlasticPolicy()

Returns the default Plastic FontPolicy that may vary with the platform and environment. On Windows, the PlasticOnWindowsPolicy is returned that is much like the defualt WindowsPolicy but uses a bold title font. On other Platforms, the logical fonts policy is returned that uses the logical fonts as specified by the Java runtime environment.

Returns:

a Windows-like policy on Windows, a logical fonts policy on all other platforms

getDefaultWindowsPolicy

public static FontPolicy getDefaultWindowsPolicy()

Returns the default font policy for the Windows platform. It aims to return a FontSet that is close to the native guidelines and useful for the current Java environment.

The control font scales with the platform screen resolution (96dpi/101dpi/120dpi/144dpi/...) and honors the desktop font settings (normal/large/extra large).

Returns:

the default font policy for the Windows platform.

getLogicalFontsPolicy

public static FontPolicy getLogicalFontsPolicy()

Returns a font policy that returns the logical fonts as specified by the Java runtime environment.

Returns:

a font policy that returns logical fonts.

getCustomFontSet

private static FontSet getCustomFontSet(java.lang.String lafName)

Looks up and returns a custom FontSet for the given Look&Feel name, or null if no custom font set has been defined for this Look&Feel.

Parameters:

the - name of the Look&Feel, one of "Plastic" or "Windows"

Returns:

a custom FontPolicy - if any - or otherwise null

getCustomPolicy

private static FontPolicy getCustomPolicy(java.lang.String lafName)

Looks up and returns a custom FontPolicy for the given Look&Feel name, or null if no custom policy has been defined for this Look&Feel.

Parameters:

the - name of the Look&Feel, one of "Plastic" or "Windows"

Returns:

a custom FontPolicy - if any - or otherwise null