[opensuse] java impressions
I for many years I've used a small java program to monitor my e-mail that is in many ways unique (mailfaces). The problem was that since opensuse 10.2 or may be 10.1 was not stable, occasionally freezing the screen. Under opensuse 11.1 (java 1.6) is very stable and I have not had any problems. The only thing is that the fonts do not look as good as in the previous version. The same is happening with all the java applications I run (freemind etc). I still have not found a way to configure the fonts for java at system level. In summary to have mailfaces on all the time is a major plus for me. http://members.cruzio.com/~jthomas/mailfaces/ -=terry=- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Sun, 2008-12-28 at 08:01 -0700, Teruel de Campo MD wrote:
I for many years I've used a small java program to monitor my e-mail that is in many ways unique (mailfaces). The problem was that since opensuse 10.2 or may be 10.1 was not stable, occasionally freezing the screen. Under opensuse 11.1 (java 1.6) is very stable and I have not had any problems. The only thing is that the fonts do not look as good as in the previous version. The same is happening with all the java applications I run (freemind etc). I still have not found a way to configure the fonts for java at system level.
Which Java do you have? Try # update-alternatives --config java You may find it better to install and use Sun Java. -- JDL -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Sun, 2008-12-28 at 18:19 +0000, John D Lamb wrote:
On Sun, 2008-12-28 at 08:01 -0700, Teruel de Campo MD wrote:
I for many years I've used a small java program to monitor my e-mail that is in many ways unique (mailfaces). The problem was that since opensuse 10.2 or may be 10.1 was not stable, occasionally freezing the screen. Under opensuse 11.1 (java 1.6) is very stable and I have not had any problems. The only thing is that the fonts do not look as good as in the previous version. The same is happening with all the java applications I run (freemind etc). I still have not found a way to configure the fonts for java at system level.
Which Java do you have? Try
# update-alternatives --config java
You may find it better to install and use Sun Java. -- JDL
I am running a default installation of opensuse 11.1 and this is what I am using /usr/lib64/jvm/jre-1.6.0-openjdk/bin/java Again I am happy about stability and I can modify the fonts for each individual application. iirc sun java did not have the plugin (64b)for firefox and it was one of the reason that I started to look into the openjava initially using the fedora project. This was all under opensuse 11. Now under 11.1 that was the default but it is easy to try Sun Java. Thxs Regards, -=terry=- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
Teruel de Campo MD wrote:
I for many years I've used a small java program to monitor my e-mail that is in many ways unique (mailfaces). The problem was that since opensuse 10.2 or may be 10.1 was not stable, occasionally freezing the screen. Under opensuse 11.1 (java 1.6) is very stable and I have not had any problems. The only thing is that the fonts do not look as good as in the previous version. The same is happening with all the java applications I run (freemind etc). I still have not found a way to configure the fonts for java at system level. In summary to have mailfaces on all the time is a major plus for me.
Just curious - are the apps AWT, SWING, SWT or commandline? I would think that - for Swing or SWT apps, they'd use a default system font. I do that on my Java apps. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Sun, 2008-12-28 at 11:31 -0800, Kai Ponte wrote:
Just curious - are the apps AWT, SWING, SWT or commandline?
I would think that - for Swing or SWT apps, they'd use a default system font. I do that on my Java apps.
Swing -=terry=- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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From: Kai Ponte <kai@perfectreign.com> To: opensuse@opensuse.org Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2008 12:31:31 PM Subject: Re: [opensuse] java impressions
Teruel de Campo MD wrote:
I for many years I've used a small java program to monitor my e-mail that is in many ways unique (mailfaces). The problem was that since opensuse 10.2 or may be 10.1 was not stable, occasionally freezing the screen. Under opensuse 11.1 (java 1.6) is very stable and I have not had any problems. The only thing is that the fonts do not look as good as in the previous version. The same is happening with all the java applications I run (freemind etc). I still have not found a way to configure the fonts for java at system level. In summary to have mailfaces on all the time is a major plus for me.
Just curious - are the apps AWT, SWING, SWT or commandline?
I would think that - for Swing or SWT apps, they'd use a default system font. I do that on my Java apps.
Fonts always used to be specified in a properties file. That allows the program to make platform independent references to something that is usually platform specific. Check out: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/guide/intl/fontprop.html This relates to Java 1.3, and I know that these files exist in 1.6, but I don't know if the means of using them might have changed. Hopefully this gives you something to work with. Cheers, Simon "You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions." — Naguib Mahfouz -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Sun, 2008-12-28 at 12:24 -0800, Simon Roberts wrote:
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From: Kai Ponte <kai@perfectreign.com> To: opensuse@opensuse.org Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2008 12:31:31 PM Subject: Re: [opensuse] java impressions
Teruel de Campo MD wrote:
I for many years I've used a small java program to monitor my e-mail that is in many ways unique (mailfaces). The problem was that since opensuse 10.2 or may be 10.1 was not stable, occasionally freezing the screen. Under opensuse 11.1 (java 1.6) is very stable and I have not had any problems. The only thing is that the fonts do not look as good as in the previous version. The same is happening with all the java applications I run (freemind etc). I still have not found a way to configure the fonts for java at system level. In summary to have mailfaces on all the time is a major plus for me.
Just curious - are the apps AWT, SWING, SWT or commandline?
I would think that - for Swing or SWT apps, they'd use a default system font. I do that on my Java apps.
Fonts always used to be specified in a properties file. That allows the program to make platform independent references to something that is usually platform specific. Check out: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/guide/intl/fontprop.html
This relates to Java 1.3, and I know that these files exist in 1.6, but I don't know if the means of using them might have changed. Hopefully this gives you something to work with.
Cheers, Simon
Thxs Simon -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Sunday 28 December 2008 16:01:46 Teruel de Campo MD wrote:
I for many years I've used a small java program to monitor my e-mail that is in many ways unique (mailfaces). The problem was that since opensuse 10.2 or may be 10.1 was not stable, occasionally freezing the screen. Under opensuse 11.1 (java 1.6) is very stable and I have not had any problems. The only thing is that the fonts do not look as good as in the previous version. The same is happening with all the java applications I run (freemind etc). I still have not found a way to configure the fonts for java at system level.
Hi, please add the list of applications with bad fonts to the bnc#438674.
In summary to have mailfaces on all the time is a major plus for me.
http://members.cruzio.com/~jthomas/mailfaces/
-=terry=-
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On Fri, 2009-01-02 at 14:25 +0100, Michal Vyskocil wrote:
On Sunday 28 December 2008 16:01:46 Teruel de Campo MD wrote:
I for many years I've used a small java program to monitor my e-mail that is in many ways unique (mailfaces). The problem was that since opensuse 10.2 or may be 10.1 was not stable, occasionally freezing the screen. Under opensuse 11.1 (java 1.6) is very stable and I have not had any problems. The only thing is that the fonts do not look as good as in the previous version. The same is happening with all the java applications I run (freemind etc). I still have not found a way to configure the fonts for java at system level.
Hi, please add the list of applications with bad fonts to the bnc#438674.
In summary to have mailfaces on all the time is a major plus for me.
http://members.cruzio.com/~jthomas/mailfaces/
-=terry=-
Done. -=terry=- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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