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Posted to fop-users@xmlgraphics.apache.org by Sam Prokop <sp...@4tek.de> on 2001/12/14 12:06:29 UTC

True Type Fonts in Fop

Hi,
i´ve got the following problem,
i did everthing like it is said in http://xml.apache.org/fop/fonts.html,
created metrics etc..

fop says: "Writing 12180 bytes of font data"

But there is still the standard font in my pdf.

i´m using fop 0.20.2.  

the entry in the conf/userconfig.xml:

		<font metrics-file="FONTS\ANTQUAB.XML" kerning="yes"
embed-file="C:\WINNT\FONTS\ANTQUAB.TTF">
    			<font-triplet name="BookAntiqua,Bold"
style="normal" weight="bold"/>
    			<font-triplet name="Book Antiqua Bold"
style="normal" weight="bold"/>
	 	</font>

this is the beginning of the metrics-file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<font-metrics type="TYPE0">
	<font-name>BookAntiqua,Bold</font-name>
	<embed></embed>
	<cap-height>685</cap-height>
	<x-height>0</x-height>

--
Sam

Re: True Type Fonts in Fop

Posted by Chuck Paussa <Ch...@systems.dhl.com>.

Sam,

What I have found is that, in certain situations, you have to also 
install the font in your print manager so that the font can be properly 
sent to the printer. It all depends on the software being used to print 
the .pdf file. We're printing from Adobe Acrobat® under windows in one 
scenario and the font was printing fine. Then, using CUPS under UN*X, we 
had to configure the print software so that it too could see the font. I 
don't remember if we had to actually install the font, but we had to 
tweak the configuration settings so that it would send the font properly 
to the printer. The embedded font needs to be sent to the printer and 
the printer needs to be properly informed to use the font during the 
print. Acrobat® was doing it with the default setup. CUPS wasn't. I was 
also able to configure Acrobat® to not print the font but, I don't 
remember how I did that.

Chuck

Sam Prokop wrote:

>Hi,
>i´ve got the following problem,
>i did everthing like it is said in http://xml.apache.org/fop/fonts.html,
>created metrics etc..
>
>fop says: "Writing 12180 bytes of font data"
>
>But there is still the standard font in my pdf.
>
>i´m using fop 0.20.2.  
>
>the entry in the conf/userconfig.xml:
>
>		<font metrics-file="FONTS\ANTQUAB.XML" kerning="yes"
>embed-file="C:\WINNT\FONTS\ANTQUAB.TTF">
>    			<font-triplet name="BookAntiqua,Bold"
>style="normal" weight="bold"/>
>    			<font-triplet name="Book Antiqua Bold"
>style="normal" weight="bold"/>
>	 	</font>
>
>this is the beginning of the metrics-file:
>
><?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
><font-metrics type="TYPE0">
>	<font-name>BookAntiqua,Bold</font-name>
>	<embed></embed>
>	<cap-height>685</cap-height>
>	<x-height>0</x-height>
>
>--
>Sam 
>
Keiron Liddle wrote:

When Fop is creating a PDF file by default it supports all inbuilt pdf 
fonts.
ie.
Helvetica
HelveticaOblique
HelveticaBold
HelveticaBoldOblique
TimesRoman
TimesItalic
TimesBold
TimesBoldItalic
Courier
CourierOblique
CourierBold
CourierBoldOblique
Symbol
ZapfDingbats

Re: True Type Fonts in Fop

Posted by Keiron Liddle <ke...@aftexsw.com>.

When Fop is creating a PDF file by default it supports all inbuilt pdf 
fonts.
ie.
Helvetica
HelveticaOblique
HelveticaBold
HelveticaBoldOblique
TimesRoman
TimesItalic
TimesBold
TimesBoldItalic
Courier
CourierOblique
CourierBold
CourierBoldOblique
Symbol
ZapfDingbats

Obviously it defaults to a particular font. (note: Acrobat may decide to 
substitute some fonts)
You can also embed extra fonts if you have the type1 or true type font 
file. As Sam Prokop was doing. It may not be working due to some setup 
error.

The fonts supported depend on the output format.

The number and type of fonts that are supported is up to the processor. 
"the standard" does not specify what fonts should be supported.

On 2001.12.14 13:16 Matt Raible wrote:
> I believe FOP only supports Times and Courier.  I discovered last week
> that if
> you don't specify any font, you'll get Arial.
> 
> You might try www.renderx.com for a parser that supports more of the
> standard.
> 
> Matt

Re: True Type Fonts in Fop

Posted by Matt Raible <ma...@yahoo.com>.

I believe FOP only supports Times and Courier.  I discovered last week that if
you don't specify any font, you'll get Arial.

You might try www.renderx.com for a parser that supports more of the standard.

Matt

--- Sam Prokop <sp...@4tek.de> wrote:
> Hi,
> i�ve got the following problem,
> i did everthing like it is said in http://xml.apache.org/fop/fonts.html,
> created metrics etc..
> 
> fop says: "Writing 12180 bytes of font data"
> 
> But there is still the standard font in my pdf.
> 
> i�m using fop 0.20.2.  
> 
> the entry in the conf/userconfig.xml:
> 
> 		<font metrics-file="FONTS\ANTQUAB.XML" kerning="yes"
> embed-file="C:\WINNT\FONTS\ANTQUAB.TTF">
>     			<font-triplet name="BookAntiqua,Bold"
> style="normal" weight="bold"/>
>     			<font-triplet name="Book Antiqua Bold"
> style="normal" weight="bold"/>
> 	 	</font>
> 
> this is the beginning of the metrics-file:
> 
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <font-metrics type="TYPE0">
> 	<font-name>BookAntiqua,Bold</font-name>
> 	<embed></embed>
> 	<cap-height>685</cap-height>
> 	<x-height>0</x-height>
> 
> --
> Sam 
> 

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