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| From | Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.java.programmer |
| Subject | Re: Scaling java app |
| Date | 2016-11-21 22:41 -0500 |
| Organization | Aioe.org NNTP Server |
| Message-ID | <o10eov$d7i$1@gioia.aioe.org> (permalink) |
| References | (2 earlier) <3b705f92-d63a-4062-a7e3-72bf4ac279bc@googlegroups.com> <o1035n$n3d$1@dont-email.me> <o10a40$60a$3@jstuckle.eternal-september.org> <o10abh$8lo$1@gioia.aioe.org> <o10e1e$aol$1@jstuckle.eternal-september.org> |
On 11/21/2016 10:29 PM, Jerry Stuckle wrote: > On 11/21/2016 9:25 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote: >> On 11/21/2016 9:22 PM, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >>> On 11/21/2016 7:23 PM, Knute Johnson wrote: >>>> The Windows look and feel will do some scaling of the frame and other >>>> bits. To get this to just work it looks like I'm going to have to >>>> change it from a Swing app to a JavaFX app where that sort of scaling is >>>> automatic. >>>> >>>> Thanks for all the suggestions everybody (Stefan too). The temporary >>>> workaround is to use the windows look and feel and scale the font based >>>> on screen size. >>> >>> Bad idea. You don't know the screen size - all you know is the number >>> of pixels in the window. It might be a 5" phone or a full-screen 27" >>> window. >> >> Phones usually do not support Swing. >> >>> Use percentages with CSS, if you must. Let the user pick the font size. >> >> Swing does not support CSS. JavaFX does. > > I was going by the suggestion to change it from Swing to JavaFX - so it > would be supported by phones. > > My comments stand. So: >>>> Thanks for all the suggestions everybody (Stefan too). The temporary >>>> workaround is to use the windows look and feel and scale the font based >>>> on screen size. >>> Bad idea. You don't know the screen size - all you know is the number >>> of pixels in the window. It might be a 5" phone or a full-screen 27" >>> window. stands? :-) Arne
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Re: Scaling java app Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-11-28 21:18 -0500
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Re: Scaling java app Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-12-01 16:45 -0500
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Re: Scaling java app Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-12-02 10:35 -0500
Re: Scaling java app Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2016-12-02 08:53 -0800
Re: Scaling java app Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-12-02 15:05 -0500
Re: Scaling java app Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2016-12-02 20:25 +0000
Re: Scaling java app Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-12-02 16:20 -0500
Re: Scaling java app Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2016-12-02 18:33 +0000
Re: Scaling java app Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-12-02 15:16 -0500
Re: Scaling java app Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2016-12-02 22:57 +0000
Re: Scaling java app Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-12-02 19:25 -0500
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Re: Scaling java app Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-12-02 22:28 -0500
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Re: Scaling java app Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2016-12-02 12:44 -0800
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Re: Scaling java app Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-12-02 22:40 -0500
Re: Scaling java app Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2016-12-02 22:51 -0500
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Re: Scaling java app Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2016-12-02 21:19 -0500
Re: Scaling java app Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2016-12-02 10:28 +0000
Re: Scaling java app Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-12-02 10:37 -0500
Re: Scaling java app Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2016-12-02 09:00 -0800
Re: Scaling java app Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2016-12-01 13:50 -0800
Re: Scaling java app Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2016-11-25 10:30 -0500
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