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Re: JTextFieldSize

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From: Joi Ellis [TeamB]
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 00:00
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James A. Schulz <jaschulz@wiseware.com> wrote:
> Joi,

> Another question: do you mean that I am better off to specify "Courier"
> rather than "Monospaced"?

No, "Monospaced" is just the java alias for a generic fixed font provided
with Java 2.  Users can change what this refers to by changing their 
fonts.properties file to point it at some other font.  I used "Courier" only
as a commonly-understodod reference.

You would not want to use Arial or Helvetica, for instance, those are 
proportional fonts with variable witdh characters.

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