Okay, then I've got more learning to do... Thanks AlanK -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paulo Soares Sent: Wednesday, 3 May 2006 10:18 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [iText-questions] TrueTypeFont displays wrong characters
The first one will give you 6 characters and has nothing to do with Unicode. The second one will give you a single and correct character. Paulo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 12:51 AM Subject: RE: [iText-questions] TrueTypeFont displays wrong characters > string uCode = String.Format("\\u{0:x4}", cms.CharacterIndex); > > and > > string uCode = new String((char) cms.CharacterIndex, 1); > > give entirely different results from: > > template.ShowTextAligned(PdfContentByte.ALIGN_CENTER, uCode, width/2, 0, > 0); > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paulo > Soares > Sent: Wednesday, 3 May 2006 9:28 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [iText-questions] TrueTypeFont displays wrong characters > > In this case it's the same, the font really covers iso-8859-1. > > Paulo > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 11:41 PM > Subject: RE: [iText-questions] TrueTypeFont displays wrong characters > > >> Okay, I've got it: use the string from character index not the Unicode. >> >> D'oh! >> >> Thanks again Paulo >> AlanK >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paulo >> Soares >> Sent: Wednesday, 3 May 2006 7:57 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [iText-questions] TrueTypeFont displays wrong characters >> >> I don't see where's the problem. Some character will produce a glyph. Did >> you expect another glyph? And if so why? >> >> Paulo >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Alan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 10:14 PM >> Subject: RE: [iText-questions] TrueTypeFont displays wrong characters >> >> >>> Thank you for looking at this Paulo. >>> >>> I still can't see how to set the font's symbolic flag - I can't find a >>> method for "setting" a Font font in PdfContentByte. Is it sufficient to >>> just >>> create a Font from the BaseFont? Should I be using some other means of >>> adding the character to the template? >>> >>> Cheers >>> AlanK >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paulo >>> Soares >>> Sent: Wednesday, 3 May 2006 2:01 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: RE: [iText-questions] TrueTypeFont displays wrong characters >>> >>> Looks good to me although the font should be symbolic. This code: >>> >>> Document doc = new Document(PageSize.A4); >>> PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.GetInstance(doc, new >>> FileStream("c:\\test456.pdf",FileMode.Create)); >>> doc.Open(); >>> BaseFont bf = BaseFont.CreateFont("c:\\esri_12.ttf", >>> BaseFont.IDENTITY_H, true); >>> Font ff = new Font(bf, 24); >>> PdfPTable t = new PdfPTable(16); >>> t.WidthPercentage = 100; >>> t.DefaultCell.HorizontalAlignment = Element.ALIGN_CENTER; >>> for (int k = 0; k < 256; ++k) { >>> String s = new String((char)k, 1); >>> t.AddCell(new Phrase(s, ff)); >>> } >>> doc.Add(t); >>> doc.Close(); >>> >>> produces the attached pdf. There's one other char at \u2219 that is not >>> represented here. >>> >>> Paulo >>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alan >>>> Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 11:24 PM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: RE: [iText-questions] TrueTypeFont displays wrong characters >>>> >>>> Thanks Paulo, >>>> I've been looking closer at the PDF spec and now realise where the six >>>> characters are coming from. >>>> >>>> My code is creating templates from individual characters and >>>> then painting >>>> the templates multiple times. >>>> >>>> The font code is below: >>>> PdfTemplate template = cb.CreateTemplate(100, 100); >>>> BaseFont bf = BaseFont.CreateFont(pathBuilder.ToString(), >>>> BaseFont.IDENTITY_H , BaseFont.EMBEDDED); >>>> string uCode = String.Format(@"\u{0:x4}", cms.CharacterIndex); >>>> float size = (float)fnt.Size; >>>> float width = bf.GetWidthPoint(uCode, size); >>>> template.BeginText(); >>>> template.SetFontAndSize(bf,size); >>>> template.SetRGBColorFill(rgbColour.Red, rgbColour.Green, >>>> rgbColour.Blue); >>>> template.SetTextMatrix(0,0); >>>> template.ShowTextAligned(PdfContentByte.ALIGN_CENTER, uCode, >>>> 50, 50,0); >>>> template.EndText(); >>>> >>>> Cheers >>>> AlanK >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >>>> Behalf Of Paulo >>>> Soares >>>> Sent: Tuesday, 2 May 2006 7:40 AM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: Re: [iText-questions] TrueTypeFont displays wrong characters >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Alan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 10:33 AM >>>> Subject: [iText-questions] TrueTypeFont displays wrong characters >>>> >>>> >>>> >I am writing various symbol characters from a number of True >>>> Type Fonts as >>>> > templates to a PDF page. >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > The code is finding the correct file and Unicode character >>>> but the wrong >>>> > character is being painted to the page - the characters >>>> being painted >>>> > don't >>>> > even appear in the font. >>>> > >>>> > The only clue I have is that the font names in the FONTS >>>> Dictionary have a >>>> > BaseFont Name "TNGJDP+ESRINIMADNCPT" while the font >>>> identifies itself as >>>> > "ESRI NIMA DNC PT". >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > Does anyone have any ideas on what I'm doing wrong? >>>> > >>>> >>>> You'd be amazed at the number of TT fonts, even from >>>> reputable sources, that >>>> >>>> have broken cmaps. You'll have to post the font and the way >>>> you are using it >>>> >>>> so that another hack can be put in iText. >>>> >>>> Paulo >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------- >>>> Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web >>>> services, security? >>>> Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job >>>> easier >>>> Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on >>>> Apache Geronimo >>>> http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&; >>>> dat=121642 >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> iText-questions mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------- >>> Using Tomcat but need to do more? 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