Phil, David, many thanks for your help.
Phil, you say thay the KERNING hint is not there by default because: 1) changes the overall text length 2) requires extra processing steps at rendering time. Do you mean that I may also encounter performance or compatibility issues ? Mik ============================================================================ > ClassX Development Italy Via Francesca, 368/I I-56030 S.M. a Monte (PI) < > Tel.(+39)-0587-705153 Fax.(+39)-0587-705153 WEB: http://www.classx.it < ============================================================================ =========================================================================== To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "signoff JAVA2D-INTEREST". For general help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "help".