Set font and color to string in textArea in Java

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Hi all,

I have a exercise about chat client server, so i don't have lot of java,
I am coding for chat private. I have some problem which need your help.
1. I have a textArea to contain chat message, I want set font and color to user name part the same as:

ga_con: hello Tom.
tiger: hi marry.

2. I have a list friend and display them to main chat(the same yahoo) but i don't know which best control to display them and their icon.in this case we are can change status of a friend from offline to online when this friend log in(online) by change their icon. this control must allow m open private chat window when i double click on nay friend.

the hope that receive your help soon.

P/S: please give some code line

thank in advance

Posted 3-Dec-12 5:39am

ngthtra

Updated 3-Dec-12 8:03am

TorstenH.

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TorstenH. · Answer 1 · 2012-12-03T08:10:00

First of all, this is a classic homework task. So I would like to leave the coding to you.

I would define the colors, maybe selectable via a JcolorChooser Dialog.
These colors need to be applied to the text. To make that simpler, I would Not think of a JTextArea but of a Scrollpane, that I add Labels to.

These Labels should be custom. They would hold the colors and apply one or the other to the Label:

Java

public class CustomLabel extend JLabel{

private final Color oColor1, oColor2;

public CustomLabel(){
  super(strText);
  // set colors
  this.ignition();
}

private void ignition(){
  this.setForeground(oColor1);
}
}

http://www.leepoint.net/notes-java/GUI/components/10labels/12labelfontcolor.html[^]

How to use Scrollpane[^]