diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/puzzle/client/PuzzleBoardView.java b/src/java/com/threerings/puzzle/client/PuzzleBoardView.java
index b80b72078..d2ee31190 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/puzzle/client/PuzzleBoardView.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/puzzle/client/PuzzleBoardView.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: PuzzleBoardView.java,v 1.4 2003/11/26 23:06:05 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: PuzzleBoardView.java,v 1.5 2003/12/05 05:15:03 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.puzzle.client;
 
@@ -287,6 +287,17 @@ public abstract class PuzzleBoardView extends VirtualMediaPanel
         return FONT_SIZES.length;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the puzzle font of the specified size.
+     *
+     * @param size the desired font size; a value between 0 and {@link
+     * #getPuzzleFontCount} - 1.
+     */
+    public static Font getPuzzleFont (int size)
+    {
+        return _fonts[size];
+    }
+
     /**
      * Positions the supplied animation so as to avoid any active
      * animations previously registered with this method, and adds the
@@ -377,17 +388,6 @@ public abstract class PuzzleBoardView extends VirtualMediaPanel
      */
     protected abstract void renderBoard (Graphics2D gfx, Rectangle dirty);
 
-    /**
-     * Returns the puzzle font of the specified size.
-     *
-     * @param size the desired font size; a value between 0 and {@link
-     * #getPuzzleFontCount} - 1.
-     */
-    protected static Font getPuzzleFont (int size)
-    {
-        return _fonts[size];
-    }
-
     /** Our client context. */
     protected PuzzleContext _ctx;