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In article <4v2k87F1aosl9U1@mid.individual.net>,
 Thomas Kellerer <TAAXADSCBIXW@spammotel.com> wrote:

> qu0ll wrote on 22.12.2006 10:28:
> > Is it possible to change the properties of the font used in displaying tool 
> > tip text for a JComponent?
> > 
> 
> You could override createToolTip() and then set the Font:
> 
> public JTooltip createToolTip()
> {
>    JToolTip tip = super.createToolTip();
>    tip.setFont(myFont);
>    return tip;
> }
> 
> haven't tried this though.
> 
> 
> If you want to change it globally, you can do this by applying the necessary 
> UIDefaults *before* creating the first Swing Component.
> 
> UIDefaults def = UIManager.getDefaults();
> def.put("ToolTip.font", myFont);
> 
> Thomas

As to the UIDefaults part, I'm pretty sure I've read that the preferred 
way of doing what's suggested here would be to use a FontUIResource 
rather than a Font.  The former subclasses the latter, and its API 
Javadoc description says that "UI classes which set default font 
properties should use this class."  It has constructors accepting a Font 
or the name, style and size as can be used with a Font.

= Steve =
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