CustomFontExample.java

Example of using Custom fonts in JavaFX

import java.util.Iterator;
import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.event.Event;
import javafx.event.EventHandler;
import javafx.geometry.Pos;
import javafx.scene.Node;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.*;
import javafx.scene.image.ImageView;
import javafx.scene.layout.VBox;
import javafx.scene.text.Font;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
import javafx.stage.Window;

public class CustomFontExample extends Application {
  public static void main(String[] args) { launch(args); }
  @Override public void start(Stage stage) {
    stage.setTitle("TRON Synopsis");
    
    // create a menu.
    final MenuItem openMenuItem = new MenuItem("Open");
    final Menu fileMenu = new Menu("File");
    fileMenu.getItems().add(openMenuItem);
    final MenuBar menuBar = new MenuBar();
    menuBar.getMenus().add(fileMenu);
    
    // display a title using a custom font.
    final Font titleFont = Font.loadFont(CustomFontExample.class.getResource("TRON.TTF").toExternalForm(), 20);
    final Label title = new Label("TRON");
    title.setWrapText(true);
    title.setFont(titleFont);
    
    // movie poster.
    final ImageView image = new ImageView("http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTY5NjM2MjAwOV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwMTgyMzA5.V1.SY317.jpg");

    // movie poster caption in a smaller font.
    final Font smallFont = Font.loadFont(CustomFontExample.class.getResource("TRON.TTF").toExternalForm(), 10);
    final Label caption = new Label("A sci-fi flick set in an alternate reality.");
    caption.setWrapText(true);
    caption.setFont(smallFont);
    
    // layout the scene.
    final VBox layout = new VBox(10); layout.getChildren().addAll(menuBar, title, image, caption);    
    layout.setAlignment(Pos.CENTER);
    layout.setStyle("-fx-background-color: linear-gradient(to bottom, silver, derive(silver, 80%));");
    final Scene scene = new Scene(layout, 400, 600);
    stage.setScene(scene);
    stage.show();

    // set the font for the menu items to the small custom font.
    // note use of deprecated impl_ method, a public API should be used instead if possible.
    setFontForLabelsUnder(menuBar, smallFont);
    fileMenu.setOnShown(new EventHandler<Event>() {
      @Override public void handle(Event event) {
        Iterator<Window> windows = Stage.impl_getWindows();
        while (windows.hasNext()) {
          Window next = windows.next();
          if (next instanceof ContextMenu) {
            setFontForLabelsUnder(((ContextMenu) next).getScene().getRoot(), smallFont);
          }
        }
      }
    });
  }

  private void setFontForLabelsUnder(Node parent, Font customFont) {
    for (Node n: parent.lookupAll(".label")) {
      if (n instanceof Label) {
        ((Label) n).setFont(customFont);
      }
    }
  }
}

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