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Java - Vertical Text

Dr Pepper · 2006-03-02 12:50:45

Hi, Anybody know how to do this on a component? Any component will do (Button, TextField, etc). By the way, I'm talking about this: NOT this: T E X T

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02-03-2006 1:50pm

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Dr Pepper

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Hi,

Anybody know how to do this on a component? Any component will do (Button, TextField, etc).
By the way, I'm talking about this:

NOT this:
T
E
X
T

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#2 02-03-2006 2:49pm
zoro

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i vaguely remember a JLabel.rotate function ... *goes googling*

http://www.codeguru.com/java/articles/199.shtml (very old)
http://jroller.com/page/henribenoit?entry=vertical_labels (probably better)

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#3 02-03-2006 4:19pm
Dr Pepper

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Perfect! Thanks Zoro..
You're a better Googler than I!!
I used the second one. Damn, that guy is clever.. and neat. He's done it perfectly 'by-the-book' (as far as my understanding of 'the book' goes that is!).

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#4 05-03-2006 10:48pm
zoro

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:d

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