Font size discrepancy

[GDameron]

There seems to be a three-point discrepancy between "equivalent" font sizes in Java vs. MS Office. For example, if I set a JLabel to Arial 11, it's the same font I see in a Word doc using Arial 8. Similarly, Tahoma 12 in Java is the same font as Tahoma 9 in Word. Have others observed this? Can someone explain?

GD

 

[sedj]

LOL, zoom in a bit on the Word doc, and I reckon your 8 point will become 11 !



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[GDameron]

That's what's odd. Arial 8 in a Word doc (at 100% zoom) looks like what you'd expect - pretty small, but still readable. To get that same font in a JLabel, I have to set it to Arial 11. If I use Arial 8 on it, it's so small you can barely read it.

I guess what I'm asking is whether point sizes mean different things to Windows vs. Java. I'm running 1.4.1_03, BTW.

GD