But the idea of "columns" makes no sense if you're using proportional fonts - the characters don't line up into columns.
This is in a proportional font:
12345678901234567890123456
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
WWWlllllllllllllllllWWWWWW
lllllllWWWWWWWWWWWWlllllll
12345678901234567890123456
And this is in a constant-width font:
<code>12345678901234567890123456
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
WWWlllllllllllllllllWWWWWW
lllllllWWWWWWWWWWWWlllllll
12345678901234567890123456</code>
See the difference? How wide should a TextArea be to enclose 5 "columns" in the first case?
Since the API says nothing at all about what "columns" means when using a proportional font, ignore it. Since RHE do address the issue, listen to them. And since
you should have access to a working jdk, try this:
[This message has been edited by Jim Yingst (edited February 10, 2000).]