Hi, i'm making a java program, and I started making the gui with a JTextArea, and tried to add a font (Consolas) and It crashes with a "divide by 0" error. It works fine on windows, and if you comment out the setFont line..

import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.awt.Font;
public class Main {
    public static void main(String [] args)  {
        JFrame frame = new JFrame();
        JTextArea ta = new JTextArea();
        ta.setBackground(Color.black);
        ta.setForeground(Color.green);
        //ta.setFont(new Font("Consolas", 12, Font.PLAIN)); //Completely crashes on mac if uncommented
        ta.setText("Text here");
        frame.setSize(600, 360);
        frame.add(new JScrollPane(ta));
        frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
        frame.setVisible(true);
    }
}

so what is really going on here? Is there a Java bug? I tried this on a windows machine, so it must be something mac..
Full error output: (Never references any errors in my file)

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$RootView.paint(BasicTextUI.java:1423)
    at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicTextUI.paintSafely(BasicTextUI.java:723)
    at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicTextUI.paint(BasicTextUI.java:870)
    at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicTextUI.update(BasicTextUI.java:849)
    at javax.swing.JComponent.paintComponent(JComponent.java:760)
    at javax.swing.JComponent.paint(JComponent.java:1037)
    at javax.swing.JComponent.paintChildren(JComponent.java:870)
    at javax.swing.JComponent.paint(JComponent.java:1046)
    at javax.swing.JViewport.paint(JViewport.java:795)
    at javax.swing.JComponent.paintChildren(JComponent.java:870)
    at javax.swing.JComponent.paint(JComponent.java:1046)
    at javax.swing.JComponent.paintChildren(JComponent.java:870)
    at javax.swing.JComponent.paint(JComponent.java:1046)
    at javax.swing.JComponent.paintChildren(JComponent.java:870)
    at javax.swing.JComponent.paint(JComponent.java:1046)
    at javax.swing.JLayeredPane.paint(JLayeredPane.java:567)
    at javax.swing.JComponent.paintChildren(JComponent.java:870)
    at javax.swing.JComponent.paint(JComponent.java:1046)
    at java.awt.GraphicsCallback$PaintCallback.run(GraphicsCallback.java:34)
    at sun.awt.SunGraphicsCallback.runOneComponent(SunGraphicsCallback.java:60)
    at sun.awt.SunGraphicsCallback.runComponents(SunGraphicsCallback.java:97)
    at java.awt.Container.paint(Container.java:1791)
    at java.awt.Window.paint(Window.java:3390)
    at sun.awt.RepaintArea.paintComponent(RepaintArea.java:276)
    at sun.awt.RepaintArea.paint(RepaintArea.java:241)
    at apple.awt.ComponentModel.handleEvent(ComponentModel.java:263)
    at apple.awt.CWindow.handleEvent(CWindow.java:545)
    at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:4820)
    at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2141)
    at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:2489)
    at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4572)
    at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:710)
    at java.awt.EventQueue.access$400(EventQueue.java:82)
    at java.awt.EventQueue$2.run(EventQueue.java:669)
    at java.awt.EventQueue$2.run(EventQueue.java:667)
    at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
    at java.security.AccessControlContext$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(AccessControlContext.java:87)
    at java.security.AccessControlContext$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(AccessControlContext.java:98)
    at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(EventQueue.java:683)
    at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(EventQueue.java:681)
    at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
    at java.security.AccessControlContext$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(AccessControlContext.java:87)
    at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:680)
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:296)
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:211)
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:201)
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:196)
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:188)
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:122)
Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.ArithmeticException: / by zero
    at javax.swing.text.PlainView.paint(PlainView.java:256)
    at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicTextUI$RootView.paint(BasicTextUI.java:1423)
    at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicTextUI.paintSafely(BasicTextUI.java:723)
    at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicTextUI.paint(BasicTextUI.java:870)
    at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicTextUI.update(BasicTextUI.java:849)
    at javax.swing.JComponent.paintComponent(JComponent.java:760)
    at javax.swing.JComponent.paint(JComponent.java:1037)
    at javax.swing.JComponent._paintImmediately(JComponent.java:5106)
    at javax.swing.JComponent.paintImmediately(JComponent.java:4890)
    at javax.swing.RepaintManager$3.run(RepaintManager.java:814)
    at javax.swing.RepaintManager$3.run(RepaintManager.java:802)
    at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
    at java.security.AccessControlContext$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(AccessControlContext.java:87)
    at javax.swing.RepaintManager.paintDirtyRegions(RepaintManager.java:802)
    at javax.swing.RepaintManager.paintDirtyRegions(RepaintManager.java:745)
    at javax.swing.RepaintManager.prePaintDirtyRegions(RepaintManager.java:725)
    at javax.swing.RepaintManager.access$1000(RepaintManager.java:46)
    at javax.swing.RepaintManager$ProcessingRunnable.run(RepaintManager.java:1684)
    at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(InvocationEvent.java:209)
    at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:708)
    at java.awt.EventQueue.access$400(EventQueue.java:82)
    at java.awt.EventQueue$2.run(EventQueue.java:669)
    at java.awt.EventQueue$2.run(EventQueue.java:667)
    at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
    at java.security.AccessControlContext$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(AccessControlContext.java:87)
    at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:678)
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:296)
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:211)
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:201)
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:196)
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:188)
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:122)
Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.ArithmeticException: / by zero
    at javax.swing.text.PlainView.paint(PlainView.java:256)
    at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicTextUI$RootView.paint(BasicTextUI.java:1423)
    at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicTextUI.paintSafely(BasicTextUI.java:723)
    at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicTextUI.paint(BasicTextUI.java:870)
    at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicTextUI.update(BasicTextUI.java:849)
    at javax.swing.JComponent.paintComponent(JComponent.java:760)
    at javax.swing.JComponent.paint(JComponent.java:1037)
    at javax.swing.JComponent.paintChildren(JComponent.java:870)
    at javax.swing.JComponent.paint(JComponent.java:1046)
    at javax.swing.JViewport.paint(JViewport.java:795)
    at javax.swing.JComponent.paintChildren(JComponent.java:870)
    at javax.swing.JComponent.paint(JComponent.java:1046)
    at javax.swing.JComponent.paintChildren(JComponent.java:870)
    at javax.swing.JComponent.paint(JComponent.java:1046)
    at javax.swing.JComponent.paintChildren(JComponent.java:870)
    at javax.swing.JComponent.paint(JComponent.java:1046)
    at javax.swing.JLayeredPane.paint(JLayeredPane.java:567)
    at javax.swing.JComponent.paintChildren(JComponent.java:870)
    at javax.swing.JComponent.paint(JComponent.java:1046)
    at java.awt.GraphicsCallback$PaintCallback.run(GraphicsCallback.java:34)
    at sun.awt.SunGraphicsCallback.runOneComponent(SunGraphicsCallback.java:60)
    at sun.awt.SunGraphicsCallback.runComponents(SunGraphicsCallback.java:97)
    at java.awt.Container.paint(Container.java:1791)
    at java.awt.Window.paint(Window.java:3390)
    at sun.awt.RepaintArea.paintComponent(RepaintArea.java:276)
    at sun.awt.RepaintArea.paint(RepaintArea.java:241)
    at apple.awt.ComponentModel.handleEvent(ComponentModel.java:263)
    at apple.awt.CWindow.handleEvent(CWindow.java:545)
    at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:4820)
    at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2141)
    at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:2489)
    at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4572)
    at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:710)
    at java.awt.EventQueue.access$400(EventQueue.java:82)
    at java.awt.EventQueue$2.run(EventQueue.java:669)
    at java.awt.EventQueue$2.run(EventQueue.java:667)
    at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
    at java.security.AccessControlContext$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(AccessControlContext.java:87)
    at java.security.AccessControlContext$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(AccessControlContext.java:98)
    at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(EventQueue.java:683)
    at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(EventQueue.java:681)
    at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
    at java.security.AccessControlContext$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(AccessControlContext.java:87)
    at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:680)
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:296)
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:211)
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:201)
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:196)
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:188)
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:122)
//Basically keeps repeating the same error
Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.ArithmeticException: / by zero
    at javax.swing.text.PlainView.paint(PlainView.java:256)
    at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicTextUI$RootView.paint(BasicTextUI.java:1423)
    at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicTextUI.paintSafely(BasicTextUI.java:723)
    at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicTextUI.paint(BasicTextUI.java:870)
    at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicTextUI.update(BasicTextUI.java:849)
    at javax.swing.JComponent.paintComponent(JComponent.java:760)
    at javax.swing.JComponent.paint(JComponent.java:1037)
    at javax.swing.JComponent._paintImmediately(JComponent.java:5106)
    at javax.swing.JComponent.paintImmediately(JComponent.java:4890)
    at javax.swing.RepaintManager$3.run(RepaintManager.java:814)
    at javax.swing.RepaintManager$3.run(RepaintManager.java:802)
    at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
    at java.security.AccessControlContext$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(AccessControlContext.java:87)
    at javax.swing.RepaintManager.paintDirtyRegions(RepaintManager.java:802)
    at javax.swing.RepaintManager.paintDirtyRegions(RepaintManager.java:745)
    at javax.swing.RepaintManager.prePaintDirtyRegions(RepaintManager.java:725)
    at javax.swing.RepaintManager.access$1000(RepaintManager.java:46)
    at javax.swing.RepaintManager$ProcessingRunnable.run(RepaintManager.java:1684)
    at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(InvocationEvent.java:209)
    at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:708)
    at java.awt.EventQueue.access$400(EventQueue.java:82)
    at java.awt.EventQueue$2.run(EventQueue.java:669)
    at java.awt.EventQueue$2.run(EventQueue.java:667)
    at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
    at java.security.AccessControlContext$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(AccessControlContext.java:87)
    at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:678)
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:296)
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:211)
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:201)
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:196)
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:188)
    at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:122)

pretty normal, that font pack is from Windows itself, in Linux (or any other non-Windows OS) that font won't be found and therefore cause an error to occur. it's like scanning the 'Windows' folder on your hard drive: unless you're working in Windows, it won't work.

Well.... No. It should return some kind of Font not found/File not fount (Probable fatal error:No fonts found.) I think it's just mac's exclusive java vitual machine.

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