SetFont throws ArithmeticException: / by zero

Question

Hello,
I'm trying to properly display cp437 text file. I have found [perfect font|http://www.dafont.com/perfect-dos-vga-437.font] for this purpose. Loading font using Font.createFont is working, but when it should be used by calling jTextArea.setFont, it throws few times ArithmeticException. Font is working properly when it is installed to windows/fonts folder.
Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.ArithmeticException: / by zero
        at javax.swing.text.PlainView.paint(PlainView.java:256)
        at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicTextUI$RootView.paint(BasicTextUI.java:1422)
        at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicTextUI.paintSafely(BasicTextUI.java:722)
        at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicTextUI.paint(BasicTextUI.java:869)
        at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicTextUI.update(BasicTextUI.java:848)
        at javax.swing.JComponent.paintComponent(JComponent.java:763)
        at javax.swing.JComponent.paint(JComponent.java:1029)
        at javax.swing.JComponent.paintChildren(JComponent.java:864)
        at javax.swing.JComponent.paint(JComponent.java:1038)
        at javax.swing.JViewport.paint(JViewport.java:747)
        at javax.swing.JComponent.paintChildren(JComponent.java:864)
        at javax.swing.JComponent.paint(JComponent.java:1038)
        at javax.swing.JComponent.paintChildren(JComponent.java:864)
        at javax.swing.JComponent.paint(JComponent.java:1038)
        at javax.swing.JComponent.paintChildren(JComponent.java:864)
        at javax.swing.JComponent.paint(JComponent.java:1038)
        at javax.swing.JLayeredPane.paint(JLayeredPane.java:567)
        at javax.swing.JComponent.paintChildren(JComponent.java:864)
        at javax.swing.JComponent.paintToOffscreen(JComponent.java:5131)
        at javax.swing.RepaintManager$PaintManager.paintDoubleBuffered(RepaintManager.java:1475)
        at javax.swing.RepaintManager$PaintManager.paint(RepaintManager.java:1406)
        at javax.swing.RepaintManager.paint(RepaintManager.java:1220)
        at javax.swing.JComponent.paint(JComponent.java:1015)
        at java.awt.GraphicsCallback$PaintCallback.run(GraphicsCallback.java:21)
        at sun.awt.SunGraphicsCallback.runOneComponent(SunGraphicsCallback.java:60)
        at sun.awt.SunGraphicsCallback.runComponents(SunGraphicsCallback.java:97)
        at java.awt.Container.paint(Container.java:1780)
        at javax.swing.RepaintManager.paintDirtyRegions(RepaintManager.java:814)
        at javax.swing.RepaintManager.paintDirtyRegions(RepaintManager.java:714)
        at javax.swing.RepaintManager.seqPaintDirtyRegions(RepaintManager.java:694)
        at javax.swing.SystemEventQueueUtilities$ComponentWorkRequest.run(SystemEventQueueUtilities.java:128)
        at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(InvocationEvent.java:209)
        at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:597)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:269)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:184)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:174)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:169)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:161)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:122)

Answer 1

It's weird. I dont think it's my fault. Look...
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* and open the template in the editor.
* NewJFrame.java
* Created on 8.9.2009, 19:50:52
package fonttest;
import java.awt.Font;
import java.awt.FontFormatException;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.logging.Level;
import java.util.logging.Logger;
* @author filuta
public class NewJFrame extends javax.swing.JFrame {
    /** Creates new form NewJFrame */
    public NewJFrame() {
        initComponents();
        try {   
            Font dosfont = Font.createFont(Font.TRUETYPE_FONT,
                    new File("C:\\Users\\filuta\\Downloads\\dos437\\" +
                    "Perfect DOS VGA 437.ttf")).deriveFont(12f);
            jTextArea1.setFont(dosfont);
        catch (FontFormatException ex) {
            Logger.getLogger(NewJFrame.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        catch (IOException ex) {
            Logger.getLogger(NewJFrame.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
    /** This method is called from within the constructor to
     * initialize the form.
     * WARNING: Do NOT modify this code. The content of this method is
     * always regenerated by the Form Editor.
    // <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc="Generated Code">
    private void initComponents() {
        jScrollPane1 = new javax.swing.JScrollPane();
        jTextArea1 = new javax.swing.JTextArea();
        setDefaultCloseOperation(javax.swing.WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        jTextArea1.setColumns(20);
        jTextArea1.setRows(5);
        jScrollPane1.setViewportView(jTextArea1);
        getContentPane().add(jScrollPane1, java.awt.BorderLayout.CENTER);
        pack();
    }// </editor-fold>
    * @param args the command line arguments
    public static void main(String args[]) {
        java.awt.EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
            public void run() {
                new NewJFrame().setVisible(true);
    // Variables declaration - do not modify
    private javax.swing.JScrollPane jScrollPane1;
    private javax.swing.JTextArea jTextArea1;
    // End of variables declaration
}