I've been trying to use the latest JDK 1.1.5v7 on a RedHat 4.2 system
but have a few problems. The problems have come from trying to run
Java applications I've downloaded off the internet.
The main things I notice off the bat are problems with fonts. The
font used by default on Linux is in italics which makes things look a
little ugly. There also seems to be other font problems. A lot of
Java applications don't seem to size things right. I'm not sure if
they are using a fixed layout based on an exact font size which of
course will screw up when the font is slightly different. Or maybe
there is a problem with the Linux fonts.
The latest program I was trying to work with is a report generator
that sounded really good (I don't have the name right now since its
at work but I'll post it later). They say it should run on any Java
system but that they only support Windows. I'm going to try running
the program on Windows and see if it works better there...
I've also had similar font problems with most web pages I go to that
have Java forms or reports. The labels and entry widgets and such
are all sized wrong so that they cut off part of the text.
So in summary is there a way to get a non-italic font in Linux Java
and does anyone know if the other font problems are Linux Java
problems, general Java problems, or just badly written programs?
Thanks for any help on this!
