On 08.05.2008 10:48:33 John Brown wrote: > Jeremias Maerki <dev <at> jeremias-maerki.ch> writes: > > > > > I have an Ubuntu 8.04 in a VM to play with. So I copied over the Bodoni > > fonts from that ZIP file you indicated. However, the ZIP does not > > contain any AFM files for the Bodoni font, just the PFB and PFM. > > You are right. The timestamp was different for the AFM files (2007 as > opposed to 1990), so I looked inside one and saw: > > Comment AFM Generated by Ghostscript/pf2afm > > > Looking > > at these fonts, BTW, gives me a strong impression that these are illegal > > and altered copies (Some of the fonts give a BBS phone number). Anyway, > > I had no problems > > Oh well... > > > auto-detecting and using the fonts with FOP 0.95beta. > > fop-trunk also works. > > > If you've installed the fonts in a location other than the directory > > mentioned in the following Java class: > > > http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/xmlgraphics/fop/trunk/src/java/org/apache/fop/fonts/autodetect/UnixFontDirFinder.java > > you'll have to use the "directory" element in the font configuration. > > > > It worked. All fonts that I have tried so far (TT and Type1) can now > be used.
Great. Thanks for the feedback. BTW, I've added the additional Unix font directory: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=654453&view=rev > By the way, the FOP-trunk online documentation says: > > "Font registration via XML font metrics file is still supported and is still > necessary if you want to use a TrueType Collection (*.ttc). Direct support for > TrueType collections may be added later." > > This should be updated, as I can use such fonts. Cambria is an MS font that > comes with Office 2007, but, for whatever reason, it is included in the > latest PowerPoint viewer, the installer of which runs on Linux. Cambria.ttf > contains "Cambria" and "Cambria Math" (which I know only because FOP > told me) and I can select either one. I've updated the documentation in SVN. It will go live the next time the website is published. Thanks for the hint. > Thanks. > > <snip/> Jeremias Maerki --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
