Performance of JEditorPane with unicode characters

Hi,
I'm using a JEditorPane to edit rather large (> 15000 words) but simple HTML files. Everyting is fine until I add even a single unicode character to the text with a character code higher than 255, like a Greek omega (\u03A9). With the unicode character the control starts to take an incredibly long time to redraw (sometimes minutes) when you resize it, for instance. The strangest thing is that removing the character again does not restore performance. Can anyone explain why this is happening?
import javax.swing.*;
import javax.swing.text.html.HTMLEditorKit;
public class EditorPaneTest {
public static void main(String[] args) {
StringBuffer html = new StringBuffer();
html.append("<html><body>");
// Uncomment next line, run and resize frame to see problem
// html.append("<p>\u03A9</p>");
for (int i = 0; i < 2000; i++) {
html.append("<p>Testing, testing, testing...</p>");
html.append("</body></html>");
JFrame jFrame = new JFrame("Test");
jFrame.setSize(300, 300);
JEditorPane jEditorPane = new JEditorPane();
jEditorPane.setEditorKit(new HTMLEditorKit());
jFrame.add(new JScrollPane(jEditorPane));
jFrame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JInternalFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
jFrame.setVisible(true);
jEditorPane.setText(html.toString());
}Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Rasmus

In the meantime, I had to solve my problem one way or another, and the only thing that came up to my mind was to use JavaMail API.
It is not quite what I was hoping for, because it doesn't provide opening of default e-mail client on local machine, but at least it can send e-mail with Unicode characters in the subjects line, recipient addresses, etc.
Make a new message using JavaMail and then set it's properties in a fairly simple manner, like this:
message.setSubject( MimeUtility.encodeText("+ ... some Unicode text with Cyrillic symbols ... +", "UTF-8", "B") );I'd still like to see if there are any suggestions on how to do the similar thing with java.awt.Desktop.
Regards,
PS

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"Chat Server and Client were originally written by Ray Toal and were found at \n http://www.technocage.com/~ray/viewsource.jsp?java/networking/ChatServer.java and \n http://www.technocage.com/~ray/viewsource.jsp?java/networking/ChatClient.java. \n\n Math Chatter and all revisions have been done by William Ready.",
"About Math Chatter Server and Client version 0.3",
JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);
helpMenu.add(aboutMenuItem);
menuBar.add(helpMenu);
// -----------> End Menu
// -----------> Popup Menus
// -----------> Message Area Popup Menu
connectPopupMenuItem.setText("Connect");
connectPopupMenuItem.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
showWhoopsDialog();
disconnectPopupMenuItem.setText("Disconnect");
disconnectPopupMenuItem.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
chatDisconnect();
clearTextMenuItem.setText("Clear text");
clearTextMenuItem.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
messageArea.setText("");
exitPopupMenuItem.setText("Exit");
exitPopupMenuItem.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
frame.dispose();
System.exit(0);
messageAreaPopupMenu.add(connectPopupMenuItem);
messageAreaPopupMenu.add(disconnectPopupMenuItem);
messageAreaPopupMenu.add(clearTextMenuItem);
messageAreaPopupMenu.add(exitPopupMenuItem);
messageArea.addMouseListener(messageAreaPopupListener);
// -----------> End Message Area Popup Menu
// -----------> User Area Popup Menu
pingPopupMenuItem.setText("Ping User");
pingPopupMenuItem.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
//System.out.println("Yo yo yo");
disconnectUserPopupMenuItem.setText("Disconnect User");
disconnectUserPopupMenuItem.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
if (userNamesList.getSelectedValue() != null) {
//System.out.println("Yo yo yo");
out.println("DISCONNECTUSER " +userNamesList.getSelectedValue().toString());
//disconnectUserPopupMenuItem.setEnabled(false);
disconnectUserPopupMenuItem.setVisible(false);
disconnectAllUsersPopupMenuItem.setText("Disconnect All Users");
disconnectUserPopupMenuItem.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
if (userNamesList.getSelectedValue() != null) {
//System.out.println("Yo yo yo");
out.println("DISCONNECTALLUSERS");
//disconnectUserPopupMenuItem.setEnabled(false);
disconnectAllUsersPopupMenuItem.setVisible(false);
userAreaPopupMenu.add(pingPopupMenuItem);
userAreaPopupMenu.add(disconnectUserPopupMenuItem);
userAreaPopupMenu.add(disconnectAllUsersPopupMenuItem);
userNamesList.addMouseListener(userAreaPopupListener);
// -----------> End User Area Popup Menu
// -----------> End Popup Menus
// -----------> Layout GUI
textField.setEditable(false);
textField.requestDefaultFocus();
messageArea.setEditable(false);
sendTextPanel.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
sendTextPanel.add(textField);
sendButton.setLabel("Send");
sendButton.setEnabled(false);
sendTextPanel.add(sendButton);
clearButton.setLabel("Clear");
sendTextPanel.add(clearButton);
buttonPanel.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
buttonPanel.add(buttonLabel);
infinityButton.setLabel("\u221e");
buttonPanel.add(infinityButton);
     thetaButton.setLabel("\u03b8");
buttonPanel.add(thetaButton);
limitButton.setLabel("lim");
buttonPanel.add(limitButton);
thereforeButton.setLabel("\u2234");
buttonPanel.add(thereforeButton);
userNamesList.setVisibleRowCount(26);
userNamesList.setFixedCellWidth(110);
JScrollPane nameTextScrollPane = new JScrollPane(userNamesList);
JScrollPane messageAreaScrollPane = new JScrollPane(messageArea);
displayPanel.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
displayPanel.add(messageAreaScrollPane);
displayPanel.add(nameTextScrollPane);
frame.getContentPane().add(sendTextPanel, "North");
frame.getContentPane().add(displayPanel, "Center");
frame.getContentPane().add(buttonPanel, "South");
frame.pack();
// ---------------> Add Listeners
textField.addKeyListener(new KeyListener() {
public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e){ }
public void keyTyped(KeyEvent e){
if (e.getKeyChar() == KeyEvent.VK_UP) {
if (sentMessageIterator.hasNext()) {
textField.setText((String)sentMessageIterator.next());
if (e.getKeyChar() == KeyEvent.VK_DOWN) {
if (sentMessageIterator.hasPrevious()) {
textField.setText((String)sentMessageIterator.previous());
if (e.getKeyChar() == KeyEvent.VK_ENTER) {
String text = textField.getText();
if (text != null && !(text.equals(""))) {
sentMessageList.addFirst(textField.getText());
sentMessageIterator = sentMessageList.listIterator();
out.println(textField.getText());
textField.setText("");
public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e){}
sendButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
out.println(textField.getText());
textField.setText("");
textField.requestFocus();
clearButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
textField.setText("");
textField.requestFocus();
infinityButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
textField.setText(textField.getText() +"\u221e");
textField.requestFocus();
thetaButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
textField.setText(textField.getText() +"\u03b8");
textField.requestFocus();
limitButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
String limit = JOptionPane.showInputDialog(frame,
"Enter the value that the variable approaches. \n If the value is infinity, type in inf. \n (Note: the variable name is irrelevant)",
"Value that variable approaches",
JOptionPane.QUESTION_MESSAGE);
if (limit != null && limit.equalsIgnoreCase("inf"))
textField.setText(textField.getText() +"lim [x->\u221e] ");
else if (limit != null)
textField.setText(textField.getText() +"lim [x->" +limit +"] ");
textField.requestFocus();
thereforeButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
textField.setText(textField.getText() +"\u2234");
textField.requestFocus();
// -------------> End Listeners
// -------------> End GUI
* Prompt for and return the address of the server.
private String getServerAddress() {
return JOptionPane.showInputDialog(
frame,
"Enter IP Address of the Server:",
"Welcome to the Chatter",
JOptionPane.QUESTION_MESSAGE);
private void showWhoopsDialog() {
JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(frame,
"Unfortunately this feature has not been implemented yet. \n The only way to connect currently is to exit the program \n and start it again",
"Whoops!",
JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE);
private void chatDisconnect() {
messageArea.append("You have disconnected from the Chat Server\n");
textField.setEditable(false);
messageArea.setEnabled(false);
userNamesList.setEnabled(false);
fileMenu.requestFocus();
out.println("DISCONNECT");
* Prompt for and return the desired screen name.
private String getName() {
return JOptionPane.showInputDialog(
frame,
"Choose a screen name:",
"Screen name selection",
JOptionPane.PLAIN_MESSAGE);
private String getPassword() {
return JOptionPane.showInputDialog(
frame,
"Type in your password:",
"Password Input",
JOptionPane.PLAIN_MESSAGE);
* Connects to the server then enters the processing loop.
private void run() throws IOException {
// Make connection and initialize streams
String serverAddress = getServerAddress();
if (serverAddress != null && !(serverAddress.equals(""))) {
Socket socket = new Socket(serverAddress, 9001);
in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(
socket.getInputStream()));
out = new PrintWriter(socket.getOutputStream(), true);
// Process all messages from server, according to the protocol.
while (true) {
try {
String line = in.readLine();
if (line.startsWith("SUBMITNAME")) {
out.println(getName());
          } else if (line.startsWith("NAMEACCEPTED")) {
textField.setEditable(true);
          out.println("LISTUSERS");
sendButton.setEnabled(true);
//messageArea.setEnabled(true);
} else if (line.startsWith("SUBMITPASSWORD")) {
out.println(getPassword());
} else if (line.startsWith("GRANTEDADMIN")) {
isAdmin = true;
//disconnectUserPopupMenuItem.setEnabled(true);
disconnectUserPopupMenuItem.setVisible(true);
disconnectAllUsersPopupMenuItem.setVisible(true);
} else if (line.startsWith("DISCONNECT")) {
sendButton.setEnabled(false);
return;
} else if (line.startsWith("USERLIST")) {
          StringTokenizer st = new StringTokenizer(line.substring(8), " ");
          while (st.hasMoreTokens()) {
          usersHashSet.add(st.nextToken());
listModel.removeAllElements();
for (Iterator i = usersHashSet.iterator(); i.hasNext(); ) {
          listModel.addElement(i.next());
} else if (line.startsWith("USERJOIN")) {
          String userJoinName = line.substring(8).trim();
          usersHashSet.add(userJoinName);
          listModel.addElement(userJoinName);
} else if (line.startsWith("USERQUIT")) {
          String userQuitName = line.substring(8).trim();
          usersHashSet.remove(userQuitName);
listModel.removeElement(userQuitName);
} else if (line.startsWith("MESSAGE")) {
messageArea.setFont(new Font("Lucida Sans", Font.PLAIN, 12));
messageArea.append(line.substring(8) + "\n");
catch (Exception e) {
//e.printStackTrace();
return;
* Runs the client as an application with a closeable frame.
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
ChatClient client = new ChatClient();
client.frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
client.frame.setLocation(200, 100);
client.frame.show();
client.run();
class messageAreaPopupListener extends MouseAdapter {
public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e) {
maybeShowPopup(e);
public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent e) {
maybeShowPopup(e);
private void maybeShowPopup(MouseEvent e) {
if (e.isPopupTrigger()) {
messageAreaPopupMenu.show(e.getComponent(),
e.getX(), e.getY());
class userAreaPopupListener extends MouseAdapter {
public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e) {
maybeShowPopup(e);
public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent e) {
maybeShowPopup(e);
private void maybeShowPopup(MouseEvent e) {
if (e.isPopupTrigger()) {
userAreaPopupMenu.show(e.getComponent(),
e.getX(), e.getY());

Yes, the code is large, isn't it. It is a good idea, when you have a problem you can't solve, to remove unnecessary code. When the problem disappears, then you know the code you just removed was probably the source of the problem.
But in your case, I think that none of the 1000 lines of code you posted are the problem. You appear to be using Lucida Sans, which is a positive sign; it can render many of the characters you have hard-coded in your program. But apparently the problem is with characters that are coming from somewhere else? And you are using a PrintWriter to send them there and a BufferedReader to get them back? These convert your data from characters to bytes and back again using the default encoding for your system. Chances are that this encoding is some "extended ASCII" encoding that doesn't know how to map anything above \u00ff. You need to get an InputStreamReader and an OutputStreamWriter into your transmission. (Wrap your socket.getInputStream() in an InputStreamReader and wrap that in a BufferedReader, etc.) These objects can take an encoding name as their second parameter; try "UTF-8" or "UTF8" for the encoding. Their API documentation has a link to a page about encodings; follow that if you need more info.

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