How do I change font size

[Noobie]

Hallo,

I'm working with eclipse on Windows 7 and usually use the default iphone simulator. I've encountered a seemingly simple problem, I wasn't able to solve yet. I tried, really.

      How can I change the size of the text of a button?

I'm talking about the system font, doing it manually in the code, really basic. It worked for:

      button.getStyle().setFont(Font.createSystemFont(Font.FACE_MONOSPACE, Font.STYLE_BOLD, Font.SIZE_LARGE));

the solution I got from this forum, but it destroyed the rest of the looks of the button. Also it was still too small for my purpose.
I already tried to download a ttf, too, but it doesn't seem to be accepted, through:

      if(Font.isTrueTypeFileSupported()) {
            Font myFont = Font.createTrueTypeFont("HotSweat", "HotSweat.ttf");
            myFont = myFont.derive(36, Font.STYLE_PLAIN);
      }

Greets!

[Shai Almog]

Hi,
first you need to use getUnselectedStyle(), getSelectedStyle() and in the case of button also getPressedStyle(). Never use getStyle().
Personally I'd just use setUIID(...) and define the style I want (and the font) in the designer which is simpler.

What isn't working for you with the ttf? Did you place the file in the root of the src directory?

[beru...@gmail.com]

Okay, I played around a little bit and now it is working somehow, both with system font and external ttf. But I see, I will have to use the getUnselected... etc., thanks.
Can you tell me how to manipulate existing components, like the button, in the gui builder? I started off the manual hello world. So I wrote button.setUIID("specialbutton") in the code, but how can i access this element now in the builder, where do I find it? (I open the builder by clicking on theme.res, is that right?) And how can I make sure, the font size attribute is just added to the default theme button look I use, so I don't have to begin at zero and adjust that, too.

[Shai Almog]

Use findButtonName(f) see:
http://www.codenameone.com/how-do-i---handle-eventsnavigation-in-the-gui-builder--populate-the-form-from-code.html