Font size in a TextField
Hello !
I'm using a javax.microedition.lcdui.TextField to enter a few digits.
These digits were shown very small...
Is there any way to change the font-size in the text field?
Greetings
Micha
The font size is set by the implementation of the text field. So it may be one size on one device and another size on a different device. Each device's implementation should normally have the appropriate text size for the size of its display and it should match the size of all of the other text on the device.
So to answer your question, it is not possible to change the font size within a TextField. If you want more control over things like that, then you need to create your own components by extending CustomItem or Canvas.
You will find that once you try your application on another device it will look better anyway.
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