FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version " 1.7.0_21 "
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_21-b11)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 23.21-b01, mixed mode)


ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Linux 3.2.0-40-generic #64-Ubuntu SMP Mon Mar 25 21:22:10 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

  Bug also exhibits on OS X and Windows 7.

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
When I load OpenDyslexic font using Font.createFont, it is displayed at 2x the specified point size. Also, when I install this font, it is also not sized correctly in Windows and Linux.

Stackoverflow question: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16596421/why-is-this-font-so-big-in-java

REGRESSION. Last worked in version 7

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Save OpenDyslexic from http://opendyslexic.org/ to resources/.
Load the font from file using Font.createFont.
Use the font in a Swing application.

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
Font should appear at the correct size (e.g., 15pt m is 15px wide).
ACTUAL -
Font is displayed at twice the size (e.g. 15pt m is 29px wide).

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

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import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Component;
import java.awt.Font;
import java.awt.FontFormatException;
import java.awt.GraphicsEnvironment;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.Locale;

import javax.swing.DefaultComboBoxModel;
import javax.swing.DefaultListCellRenderer;
import javax.swing.JComboBox;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JList;
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JTextArea;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
import javax.swing.WindowConstants;
import javax.swing.event.ListDataEvent;
import javax.swing.event.ListDataListener;

public class FontFrame {
/**
 * Register extra fonts from resources. If you already have it installed on
 * the computer, you can skip this.
 */
private static void registerFonts() {
String[] resources = {
 " OpenDyslexic-Regular.otf " ,
 " OpenDyslexic-Italic.otf " ,
 " OpenDyslexic-Bold.otf " ,
 " OpenDyslexic-BoldItalic.otf "
};
GraphicsEnvironment ge = GraphicsEnvironment.getLocalGraphicsEnvironment();
for (String filename: resources) {
InputStream stream = FontFrame.class.getResourceAsStream( " resources/ " + filename);
try {
Font font = Font.createFont(Font.TRUETYPE_FONT, stream);
ge.registerFont(font);
} catch (FontFormatException | IOException e) {
throw new IllegalStateException(e);
}
}
}
private static void createUI(boolean allFonts) {
final JTextArea textArea = new JTextArea(
 " Font created to help dyslexic readers. " +
 " Bottom heavy and unique character shapes help " +
 " prevent letters and numbers from being confused. " );
textArea.setWrapStyleWord(true);
textArea.setLineWrap(true);
final DefaultComboBoxModel<String> model = new DefaultComboBoxModel<>();
if (allFonts) {
GraphicsEnvironment ge = GraphicsEnvironment.getLocalGraphicsEnvironment();
HashSet<Object> seenFamilies = new HashSet<>();
Font[] fonts = ge.getAllFonts();
for (Font font: fonts) {
String familyName = font.getFamily(Locale.ENGLISH);
if (seenFamilies.contains(familyName))
continue;
seenFamilies.add(familyName);
model.addElement(familyName);
}
} else {
model.addElement( " SansSerif " );
model.addElement( " Waltograph " );
model.addElement( " Waltograph UI " );
model.addElement( " OpenDyslexic " );
}

final int fontSize = 15;
textArea.setFont(new Font( " OpenDyslexic " , Font.PLAIN, fontSize));
model.addListDataListener(new ListDataListener() {
@Override public void intervalRemoved(ListDataEvent e) {}
@Override public void intervalAdded(ListDataEvent e) {}
@Override public void contentsChanged(ListDataEvent e) {
if (e.getIndex0() == -1 && e.getIndex1() == -1) {
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() { @Override public void run() {
String selectedFamily = (String) model.getSelectedItem();
Font font = new Font(selectedFamily, Font.PLAIN, fontSize);
textArea.setFont(font);
}});
}
}
});
JComboBox<String> familyChooser = new JComboBox<>(model);
familyChooser.setMaximumRowCount(50);
familyChooser.setRenderer(new DefaultListCellRenderer() {
private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
public Component getListCellRendererComponent(JList<?> list,
Object value, int index, boolean isSelected,
boolean cellHasFocus) {
Component comp = super.getListCellRendererComponent(list, value, index, isSelected, cellHasFocus);
String familyName = (String) value;
Font font = new Font(familyName, Font.PLAIN, fontSize);
comp.setFont(font);
return comp;
}
});

JPanel jpanel = new JPanel();
jpanel.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
jpanel.add(familyChooser, BorderLayout.NORTH);
jpanel.add(textArea, BorderLayout.CENTER);
JFrame jframe = new JFrame();
jframe.getContentPane().add(jpanel);
jframe.setSize(300, 300);
jframe.invalidate();
jframe.setVisible(true);
jframe.setDefaultCloseOperation(WindowConstants.DISPOSE_ON_CLOSE);
}
public static void main(String[] args) throws InvocationTargetException, InterruptedException {
final boolean allFonts = Arrays.asList(args).contains( " --all " );
final boolean noregister = Arrays.asList(args).contains( " --noregister " );
System.out.format( " allFonts=%b, noregister=%b%n " , allFonts, noregister);
if (! noregister)
registerFonts();
SwingUtilities.invokeAndWait(new Runnable() {
@Override public void run() {
createUI(allFonts);
}
});
}
}

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