Here you can find the source of getBaseFontSize()
@SuppressWarnings("ConstantConditions") public static int getBaseFontSize()
//package com.java2s; /*//from w ww . ja v a 2 s . c o m * jGnash, a personal finance application * Copyright (C) 2001-2015 Craig Cavanaugh * * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or * (at your option) any later version. * * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the * GNU General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */ import java.awt.Font; import javax.swing.UIDefaults; import javax.swing.UIManager; import javax.swing.plaf.FontUIResource; public class Main { /** * Returns the base font size for the Nimbus Look and Feel * <p/> * Assumes that the Nimbus look and feel has been set. * * @return base base font size */ @SuppressWarnings("ConstantConditions") public static int getBaseFontSize() { int baseSize = 12; UIDefaults defaults = UIManager.getLookAndFeelDefaults(); Object object = defaults.get("Label.font"); if (object != null) { if (object instanceof Font) { baseSize = ((Font) object).getSize(); } else if (object instanceof FontUIResource) { baseSize = ((FontUIResource) object).getSize(); } } return baseSize; } }