> On 20 May 2016, at 10:16, Peter Prusi <[email protected]> wrote: > > Not exactly. In my case, I dont know which font should be used. I am getting > a string which respresents the font name. For example I could make a big > switch/case block: > > switch (fontName) { > case "HELVETICA": > PDFont font = PDType1Font.HELVETICA; > break; > … > }
Yes, you should do that. > with 14 cases, one for each available font, but I think there is a nicer way > to do this :-) In 1.8 I could simply pass the font name to PDType1Font > constructor, but in 2.0 I dont see this option. You could also pass garbage to the PDType1Font constructor and PDFBox would either produce broken PDFs or crash. The above method prevents this. — John > Am 20.05.2016 um 18:44 schrieb Tilman Hausherr: >> Just use the static variables, e.g. PDType1Font.HELVETICA. Is this what you >> had in mind? >> >> Tilman >> >> Am 20.05.2016 um 18:42 schrieb Peter Prusi: >>> No, I like to use one of the 14 fonts defined in PDType1Font class. In >>> version 1.8 it was possible to pass a font name to the PDType1Font >>> constructor (PDType1Font(String baseFont)) to create a PDType1Font object >>> with given name. In version 2.0 this constructor is private. In 1.8 I see >>> also a function getStandardFont(String name), which returns the PDType1Font >>> object with the passed string. >>> >>> I am looking for something like this in version 2.0. >>> >>> Am 20.05.2016 um 17:27 schrieb Tilman Hausherr: >>>> Am 20.05.2016 um 15:41 schrieb Peter Prusinowski: >>>>> Hello, >>>>> >>>>> I am trying set a base font from its name as string. In PDType1Font >>>>> class, there is a constructor for this purpose: PDType1Font(String >>>>> baseFont), but only private accessible. >>>>> I also tried with FontMappers class without success. Can anyone help me ? >>>> >>>> Could you clarify what you mean with "set a base font from its name as >>>> string"? >>>> >>>> Do you want to use an external font? >>>> >>>> Tilman >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >>>> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >>>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >>> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >>> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
