diff --git a/swt-examples/src/main/java/edu/umd/cs/piccolox/swt/examples/SWTBasicExample.java b/swt-examples/src/main/java/edu/umd/cs/piccolox/swt/examples/SWTBasicExample.java
index c9855f6..7ed49c9 100644
--- a/swt-examples/src/main/java/edu/umd/cs/piccolox/swt/examples/SWTBasicExample.java
+++ b/swt-examples/src/main/java/edu/umd/cs/piccolox/swt/examples/SWTBasicExample.java
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
 
         // create a new SWT canvas
         final PSWTCanvas canvas = new PSWTCanvas(shell, 0);
-        canvas.setDoubleBuffered(false);
 
         // create some SWT nodes
         //    and add them as child nodes to the canvas' camera's first layer
diff --git a/swt/src/main/java/edu/umd/cs/piccolox/swt/SWTGraphics2D.java b/swt/src/main/java/edu/umd/cs/piccolox/swt/SWTGraphics2D.java
index 377a27d..f2b3bb7 100644
--- a/swt/src/main/java/edu/umd/cs/piccolox/swt/SWTGraphics2D.java
+++ b/swt/src/main/java/edu/umd/cs/piccolox/swt/SWTGraphics2D.java
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@
                     style = style | SWT.ITALIC;
                 }
 
-                return new Font(fd[0].getName(), style, (int) (fd[0].height + 0.5));
+                return new Font(fd[0].getName(), style, fd[0].getHeight());
             }
             return null;
         }