How to set "global" font?

Question

Where must I change font type and / or style to take effect in whole applet? I do not want to do that for every item separately. If I set font for applet it does not effect in panels and other elements.
I am using Netbeans 5.5, Java 1.5.

Answer 1

Here's how I do it.
   * Overrides all the font settings from the LookAndFeel.  The default fonts
   * tend to be too small and to render poorly on an LCD monitor, even with
   * anti-aliasing.  This should be done before any GUI components are created.
  public static void fixFonts()
    // These components will use the user-specified monospaced font
    String[] monoFonts = {
      "ComboBox.font",
      "OptionPane.messageFont",
      "Spinner.font",
      "TextField.font",
      "FormattedTextField.font",
      "PasswordField.font",
      "TextArea.font"
    // Replace all these with the user-specified sans-serif font
    String[] sansFonts = {
      "Button.font",
      "ToggleButton.font",
      "RadioButton.font",
      "CheckBox.font",
      "ColorChooser.font",
      "Label.font",
      "List.font",
      "MenuBar.font",
      "MenuItem.font",
      "RadioButtonMenuItem.font",
      "CheckBoxMenuItem.font",
      "Menu.font",
      "PopupMenu.font",
      "OptionPane.font",
      "OptionPane.buttonFont",
      "Panel.font",
      "ProgressBar.font",
      "ScrollPane.font",
      "Viewport.font",
      "Slider.font",
      "TabbedPane.font",
      "Table.font",
      "TableHeader.font",
      "TitledBorder.font",
      "ToolBar.font",
      "ToolTip.font",
      "Tree.font"
    // These components will use the user-specified serif font
    String[] smallerFonts = {
      "Menu.acceleratorFont",
      "MenuItem.acceleratorFont",
      "RadioButtonMenuItem.acceleratorFont",
      "CheckBoxMenuItem.acceleratorFont"
    // These components will use the user-specified serif font
    String[] serifFonts = {
      "TextPane.font",
      "EditorPane.font"
    // These components will use the user-specified bold font
    String[] boldFonts = {
      "InternalFrame.titleFont"
    Font sansFont    = new Font("Bitstream Vera Sans",      Font.PLAIN, 12);
    Font smallerFont = new Font("Bitstream Vera Sans",      Font.PLAIN, 11);
    Font monoFont    = new Font("DejaVu Sans Mono",         Font.PLAIN, 14);
    Font boldFont    = new Font("Bitstream Vera Sans Bold", Font.PLAIN, 12);
    Font serifFont   = new Font("Bitstream Vera Serif",     Font.PLAIN, 12);
    UIDefaults defs = UIManager.getDefaults();
    for (String key : sansFonts)
      defs.put(key, sansFont);
    for (String key : smallerFonts)
      defs.put(key, smallerFont);
    for (String key : monoFonts)
      defs.put(key, monoFont);
    for (String key : boldFonts)
      defs.put(key, boldFont);
    for (String key : serifFonts)
      defs.put(key, serifFont);
    // Some L&F's use a hard-coded height for tree cells based on a 12-point
    // font.  Setting it to zero lets the cell renderer determine the height.
    if (sansFont.getSize() != 12)
      defs.put("Tree.rowHeight", 0);
    // Get rid of the bold fonts when using a Metal L&F.
    defs.put("swing.boldMetal", Boolean.FALSE);
  }