Name: rlT66838 Date: 05/02/2000


java version "1.3.0rc3"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.3.0rc3-Z)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.3.0rc3-Z, mixed mode)

There's still a bug in the Font management, if you use native fonts.

It is easily reproducable with the Font2DTest from the JDK demos.

Select i.e. "Arial Black" or "Arial Narrow", select "User text" and change
between the possible Styles. As you can see, there is no change in the font
representation between "BOLD", "BOLD|ITALIC" and "ITALIC". The font will be not
updated before a size or family list change was done, or you toggle the
Antialiasing mode.

This has strange effects, if a program tries to derive different fonts for a
GUI dialogue. Dependend by the order in which these fonts are derived it may
work or not.
(Review ID: 104358)
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