Java tutorial
import java.awt.BasicStroke; import java.awt.Color; import java.awt.Font; import java.awt.FontMetrics; import java.awt.Graphics; import java.awt.Graphics2D; import java.awt.RenderingHints; import java.awt.Shape; import java.awt.font.FontRenderContext; import java.awt.font.TextLayout; import java.awt.geom.AffineTransform; import javax.swing.JFrame; import javax.swing.JPanel; public class FontRenderContextRenderingHints extends JFrame { public FontRenderContextRenderingHints() { getContentPane().add(new DrawingCanvas()); setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); setSize(500, 500); setVisible(true); } public static void main(String arg[]) { new FontRenderContextRenderingHints(); } } class DrawingCanvas extends JPanel { Font font = new Font("Dialog", Font.BOLD, 40); FontMetrics fontMetrics; DrawingCanvas() { setSize(300, 300); setBackground(Color.white); fontMetrics = getFontMetrics(font); } public void paint(Graphics g) { Graphics2D g2D = (Graphics2D) g; int w = getSize().width; int h = getSize().height; RenderingHints qualityHints = new RenderingHints(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON); qualityHints.put(RenderingHints.KEY_RENDERING, RenderingHints.VALUE_RENDER_QUALITY); g2D.setRenderingHints(qualityHints); AffineTransform at = new AffineTransform(); at.setToTranslation(-300, -400); at.shear(-0.5, 0.0); FontRenderContext frc = new FontRenderContext(at, false, false); TextLayout tl = new TextLayout("World!", font, frc); Shape outline = tl.getOutline(null); g2D.setColor(Color.blue); BasicStroke wideStroke = new BasicStroke(2.0f); g2D.setStroke(wideStroke); g2D.draw(outline); } }