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POJava: Altering UI fonts (Nimbus) doesn't work!
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copied!<p>I'm referring to <a href="http://jasperpotts.com/blogfiles/nimbusdefaults/nimbus.html" rel="noreferrer">this Nimbus reference</a>. </p> <p>I tried to set global Font to be slightly larger:</p> <pre><code>UIManager.put("defaultFont", new Font(Font.SANS_SERIF, 0, 16)); </code></pre> <p>...works only for the menu but <strong>nothing</strong> else (buttons, labels).</p> <p>I tried to change labels and buttons fonts with</p> <pre><code>UIManager.put("Button.font", new Font(Font.SANS_SERIF, 0, 16)); UIManager.put("Label.font", new Font(Font.SANS_SERIF, 0, 16)); </code></pre> <p>but the font <strong>remains</strong>.</p> <p>The only thing that worked for me was <strong>deriving</strong> a font:</p> <pre><code>someButton.setFont(someButton.getFont().deriveFont(16f)); </code></pre> <p>But this is not an option, since this must be done for <strong>each</strong> element manually.</p> <p>Note, that deriving a font for UIManager <strong>doesn't work</strong> either:</p> <pre><code>UIManager.put("Label.font", UIManager.getFont("Label.font").deriveFont(16f)); </code></pre> <p>I tested everything under Linux and Windows: same behavior.</p> <p><em>I just can't understand how an API can be so messy. If a method is called setFont(..) then <strong>I expect it</strong> to set the font. If this method fails to set the font in any thinkable circumstances, then it should be deprecated.</em></p> <p><strong>EDIT:</strong><br> The problem not only applies to Nimbus, but also to the default LAF.</p>

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