Hi Detlief, Assuming that describing me as a 'titan' was a compliment, I thank you for it! :)
However, I confess I don't know how you are creating SVG, either --- clearly, with Batik, there's more than one way to 'crack a nut'! I do understand XML, SVG, and CSS, which is why I posted. Best of luck, Martin On 17 January 2011 23:59, detlef.amb...@gmx.de <detlef.amb...@gmx.de> wrote: > Hi Martin, > > I can not operate on your titan level. I have no clue what you mean. > > Never constructed a SAX Parser or did a Velocity template merge or > grabbed out an element of a DOM-type document. > > I'm a bloody old fashioned C-Programmer who just wants to draw some data > to a *.svg document and get the textsize right. > > So I'll go back to the books and get me some basics (or rather go to the > kitchen and get me some beer). > > Thanks for the help > Cheers > Detlef > > Am 16.01.2011 10:10, schrieb Martin Jacobson: > > I have never tried doing it like that! I create a text stream > > containig SVG that is piped into a SAX parser, like this > > > > SAXSVGDocumentFactory fac = new SAXSVGDocumentFactory(prs); > > SVGDocument doc=fac.createSVGDocument(uri.toString(), r); > > > > The text stream comes from the output of a Velocity template merge. > > This way, I can keep the SVG template external to the > > application. But, in any case, the outcome is that I have a DOM-type > > document (doc) that I can then do with as I please: for example, > > if I have an element el, I can write: > > > > el.setAttribute("style", "font-family: Times; font-size:30pt;"); > > > > Can you not work on the DOM object? > > > > Martin > > > > On 15 January 2011 23:38, detlef.amb...@gmx.de <detlef.amb...@gmx.de> > wrote: > >> Hi Martin, > >> > >>>>>>> > >> How do you generate the SVG? > >> <<<<< > >> > >> I'm not sure what you mean. > >> > >> I create a SVG Generator like this and plot the graphics to it: > >>>>>>>>>>> > >> // Create an instance of the SVG Generator. > >> SVGGraphics2D svgGenerator = new SVGGraphics2D(document); > >> ggg.run(svgGenerator); > >> <<<<<<<<<< > >> > >> For setting the font-size I use > >> g.setFont(new Font("Times New Roman", Font.PLAIN, 30)); > >> on 'Graphics g' > >> > >> Hope that clarifies. > >> > >> THX > >> Detlef > >> > >> Am 15.01.2011 10:15, schrieb Martin Jacobson: > >>> Firefox is correct, but 'picky': CSS size attributes are supposed to > >>> have a unit - only the value 0 derogates from this. > >>> OTOH, surely adding the text 'pt' is trivial? How do you generate the > SVG? > >>> Martin > >>> > >>> On 14 January 2011 22:23, detlef.amb...@gmx.de <detlef.amb...@gmx.de> > wrote: > >>>> Hi, > >>>> > >>>> I generate a .svg file. In this file the font size is tailored: > >>>> > >>>>> <g style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:30;" > >>>> > >>>> The browser (firefox, chrome works ok)ignores the fontsize. > >>>> > >>>> It exspects > >>>>> <g style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; font-size:30px;" > >>>> i.e appending a pt or px to the fontsize. > >>>> > >>>> How can I achieve this? > >>>> I now use > >>>> g.setFont(new Font("Times New Roman", Font.PLAIN, 30)); > >>>> > >>>> JDK 1.6.0_18, jre6, Windows > >>>> > >>>> Thank you. > >>>> Cheers > >>>> Detlef > >>>> > >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: > batik-users-unsubscr...@xmlgraphics.apache.org > >>>> For additional commands, e-mail: > batik-users-h...@xmlgraphics.apache.org > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: batik-users-unsubscr...@xmlgraphics.apache.org > >> For additional commands, e-mail: > batik-users-h...@xmlgraphics.apache.org > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: batik-users-unsubscr...@xmlgraphics.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: batik-users-h...@xmlgraphics.apache.org > > -- >From my MacBook Pro