Why do fonts look horrible in any java application?

Solution 1:

I haven't test it but according to this forum post at inductiveautomation.com you can correct it by installing the fonts:

sudo apt-get install msttcorefonts

and changing lucidasans for arial in the properties of Java fonts:

sudo nano /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/lib/fontconfig.properties

There's also some useful links you can find at this StackOverflow question.