Java measures font in Pixels, iText measures them in Points

(pixel * .75) will give you the proper Point size. Ie:

34 * .75 = 25.5 points.

Conversely, Point / .75 will give you proper Pixel size.

These measurements are based on 96ppi which is not always the case, but it
is very common.

-Bill Ensley
www.bearprinting.com

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> Subject: [iText-questions] Itext font size vs Java swing font size
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> Hi all,
> I have a java swing applet that allows the user to enter some
> text into a JTextArea object. This text is eventually used to
> create a pdf file.
> However, in the JTextArea I have set the font size to
> something quite large like 34 otherwise it is too small to
> see in the JTextArea. If I use the same value for the font
> size in IText I get a very , very large font.
>
> Does anyone know if the JTextArea uses a different system to
> render the fonts to what Itext uses?
>
> Thank you
> David
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