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Foil 13 Text and Font

From Overview of Java2D and Java3D Frameworks CPS616 Web Technologies -- Spring 98. by Geoffrey C. Fox
Java 2D adds new text-related classes that support sophisticated text layout and fine-grain font control
Java 2D provides an enhanced Font class that supports:
  • Specification of detailed font information
  • Access to information about a font and its glyphs
A transform is used to generate a skewed version of the font before the string is drawn

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