Thanks for the push in the right direction. I found a tool called TransType that could convert Mac only font types to PC font types. I ended up with the necessary .afm and .pfb file types and all is well.
Thanks again! Delton Reames Developer Baseview Products http://www.baseview.com On 2/26/03 12:05 PM, "Paulo Soares" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Then you have a Mac only font. I suppose that there are tools to convert the > Mac encapsulation for other formats but I don't any specifics. > > Best Regards, > Paulo Soares > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Delton Reames [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 17:07 >> To: Paulo Soares; [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Re: [iText-questions] Font question? >> >> I'm not entirely sure. I can tell you that it only contains Mac resource >> fork info. The data fork side of it is empty. The "Postscript Type 1 >> font" >> is the description I get when using the mac finder to get info on it. >> >> Delton Reames >> Developer >> Baseview Products >> http://www.baseview.com >> >> On 2/26/03 11:46 AM, "Paulo Soares" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> What is precisely the third item "Postscript Type 1 font"? >>> >>> Best Regards, >>> Paulo Soares >>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Delton Reames [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 16:20 >>>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> Subject: [iText-questions] Font question? >>>> >>>> I have need to include a font in a PDF but cannot get things to work >> out. >>>> I've read Chapter 9 of the tutorial at least 10 times and searched the >>>> entire archives but cannot find the answers I need. >>>> >>>> I have 3 files that comprise a font that were given to me by client. >> They >>>> are a Mac font suitcase, a .afm, and a Postscript Type 1 font. I have >>>> tried >>>> various things to get iText to recognize the font, but get a variety of >>>> errors. What I thought was the most obvious solution was to use the >> .afm >>>> as >>>> described at the bottom of chapter 9 of the tutorial. Unfortunately >> when >>>> I >>>> pass fontX.afm to BaseFont.createFont(), I get a file not found error >> for >>>> fontX.pfb. I don't have a .pfb. I've seen mention of how to create a >>>> .pfb >>>> if you have a .pfa, but I don't have that either. Is this the correct >>>> route >>>> to go? Or, should I be using one of the other components of the font >> that >>>> the client gave to me, and if so, how? >>>> >>>> TIA, >>>> >>>> Delton Reames >>>> Developer >>>> Baseview Products >>>> http://www.baseview.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------- >>>> This SF.net email is sponsored by: Scholarships for Techies! >>>> Can't afford IT training? All 2003 ictp students receive scholarships. >>>> Get hands-on training in Microsoft, Cisco, Sun, Linux/UNIX, and more. >>>> www.ictp.com/training/sourceforge.asp >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> iText-questions mailing list >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Scholarships for Techies! Can't afford IT training? All 2003 ictp students receive scholarships. Get hands-on training in Microsoft, Cisco, Sun, Linux/UNIX, and more. www.ictp.com/training/sourceforge.asp _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions
