Three years ago I chose SWT for my accounting application partly because Swing was painfully bad at rendering text. Since then Swing has come a long way, though it’s still not as good as Microsoft or Apple.
See for yourself; below are examples of different fonts rendered on different platforms.
Times New Roman:
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 | After 7 years as a Java contractor in London, I'm taking a break to develop my accounting software. |
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Solar Accounts Simple self-employed accounting software. |
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3D Chess The classic game in 3D |
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Julia Baby! Explore the beautiful Julia Set |
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Dilbert Blackjack The cast of Dilbert play Blackjack |
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Iconography A free code-breaking game for your phone |
