> IIUC, then instead of the change I made, I could have make
> this change (to book/src/part1/chapter02/DirectorPhrases2.java):
>
> timesbd = FontFactory.getFont("timesbd");
>
> times = FontFactory.getFont("times");
>
> Is that right?
If you've already called FontFactory.registerDirectories(), then yes.
--Mark Storer
Senior Software Engineer
Cardiff.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Larry Evans [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Monday, May 02, 2011 10:23 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [iText-questions] Portability of
> BaseFont.createFont (was Re:Purpose of book/{build, examples}.xml?
>
> On 05/02/11 11:47, Mark Storer wrote:
> > This is what FontFactory.registerDirectories() is for.
> > RegisterDirectories calls FontFactory.registerDirectory() on a wide
> > variety of commonly used font paths:
> >
> > public int registerDirectories() {
> > int count = 0;
> > String windir = System.getenv("windir");
> > String fileseparator = System.getProperty("file.separator");
> > if (windir != null && fileseparator != null) {
> > count += registerDirectory(windir +
> fileseparator + "fonts");
> > }
> > count += registerDirectory("/usr/share/X11/fonts", true);
> > count += registerDirectory("/usr/X/lib/X11/fonts", true);
> > count +=
> registerDirectory("/usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts", true);
> > count += registerDirectory("/usr/share/fonts", true);
> > count +=
> registerDirectory("/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts", true);
> > count += registerDirectory("/Library/Fonts");
> > count += registerDirectory("/System/Library/Fonts");
> > return count;
> > }
> >
> > The "true" param tells registerDirectory to scan all
> subdirectories,
> > so it would find "/usr/share/fonts/truetype/msttcorefonts".
> >
> > The only problem with registerDirectories is that it takes time
> > directly proportionate to the number and size of the fonts on your
> > system to execute. If you're relaunching the app that uses
> iText on a
> > regular basis rather than loading it once, registerDirectories can
> > consume the majority of your execution time.
> >
> > YMMV.
> >
> > Looking at the above code, you could add a "windir" environment
> > variable to just about any system with a "/fonts" folder
> and be Good
> > To Go. We might want to consider a more general
> enviromental variable
> > for this very occasion, or perhaps a specific list of fonts.
> >
> > --Mark Storer
> > Senior Software Engineer
> > Cardiff.com
>
> Thanks Mark.
>
> IIUC, then instead of the change I made, I could have make
> this change (to book/src/part1/chapter02/DirectorPhrases2.java):
>
> timesbd = FontFactory.getFont("timesbd");
>
> times = FontFactory.getFont("times");
>
> Is that right?
>
> [snip]
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Larry Evans [mailto:[email protected]]
> >> Sent: Monday, May 02, 2011 7:42 AM
> >> To: [email protected]
> >> Subject: [iText-questions] Portability of BaseFont.createFont (was
> >> Re:Purpose of book/{build, examples}.xml?
> [snip]
> >> standard place to put things. Anyway, I found the fonts here:
> >>
> >> /usr/share/fonts/truetype/msttcorefonts
> >>
> >> I changed:
> >>
> >> book/src/part1/chapter02/DirectorPhrases2.java
> >>
> >> by substituting:
> >>
> >> /usr/share/fonts/truetype/msttcorefonts
> >>
> >> for:
> >>
> >> c:/windows/fonts/
> >>
> >> in the 2 statements:
> >> timesbd = BaseFont.createFont(
> >> "c:/windows/fonts/timesbd.ttf",
> >> BaseFont.WINANSI, BaseFont.EMBEDDED);
> >> times = BaseFont.createFont(
> >> "c:/windows/fonts/times.ttf",
> >> BaseFont.WINANSI, BaseFont.EMBEDDED);
> >>
> >> and that .java file now compiles without problem; however, I will
> >> have to make similar changes to all files that have similar errors.
> [snip]
> Now, the only reason I can think of why the path to the font
> file was hardcoded instead of using FontFactory.getFont is to
> save the time you mentioned here:
>
> > The only problem with registerDirectories is that it takes time
> > directly proportionate to the number and size of the fonts on your
> > system to execute.
>
> -regards,
> Larry
>
>
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