Choosing Default Fonts
To access the Fonts
preference tool, click Launch, then choose Preferences -> Desktop Preferences -> Display -> Fonts.
Use the Fonts
preference tool to select the
fonts to use in your applications, windows, terminals, and desktop background.
For more information about selecting a font, see To Select a Font.
Table 7–9 lists the font preferences that
you can modify.
Table 7–9 Font Preferences
Dialog Element
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Description
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Application
font
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Click on the font selector button to select a font to use in your applications.
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Desktop font
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Click on the font selector button to select
a font to use on your desktop background only.
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Window title font
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Click on the font selector button to select
a font to use in the titlebars of your windows.
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Terminal font
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Click on the font selector button to select
a font to use in the Terminal application.
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Font Rendering
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To specify how to render fonts on your screen,
select one of the following options:
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Monochrome: Renders fonts in black and
white only. The edges of characters might appear jagged in some cases because
the characters are not antialiased. Antialiasing is
an effect that is applied to the edges of characters to make the characters
look smoother.
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Best shapes: Antialiases fonts where
possible. Use this option for standard Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) monitors.
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Best contrast: Adjusts fonts to give
the sharpest possible contrast, and also antialiases fonts, so that characters
have smooth edges. This option might enhance the accessibility of the Java
Desktop System for users with visual impairments.
-
Subpixel smoothing (LCDs): Uses techniques
that exploit the shape of individual Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) pixels to
render fonts smoothly. Use this option for LCD or flat-screen displays.
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Details
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Click on this button to specify further details of how
to render fonts on your screen.
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Resolution (dots per inch): Use the spin
box to specify the resolution to use when your screen renders fonts.
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Smoothing: Select one of the options
to specify how to antialias fonts.
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Hinting: Hinting
is a font-rendering technique that improves the quality of fonts at small
sizes and at low screen resolutions. Select one of the options to specify
how to apply hinting to your fonts.
-
Subpixel order: Select one of the options
to specify the subpixel color order for your fonts. Use this option for LCD
or flat-screen displays.
Click on the Go to font folder
button to display the Fonts file browser. Click Close
to return to the Font Preferences dialog.
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