Thanks for the explanation, John. So ... I could accomplish the same thing calling getPath and applying the transformation? https://github.com/apache/pdfbox/blob/2.0/pdfbox/src/main/java/org/apache/pdfbox/pdmodel/font/PDTrueTypeFont.java#L442
I think you solved it for me. On Wed, May 18, 2016 at 12:29 PM, John Hewson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On 17 May 2016, at 09:39, Daniel Wilson <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > My application needs to find the coordinates of the artwork within the > > Adobe Illustrator (PDF) document. For most graphic instructions (lineTo, > > curveTo, appendRectangle, etc.) this is very easy. > > > > But I need to create a chunk of code like the one at > > > https://github.com/apache/pdfbox/blob/2.0/pdfbox/src/main/java/org/apache/pdfbox/rendering/PageDrawer.java#L350 > > > > (I know, that's not the official repo, but it's very handy for > reference.) > > > > In order to create that chunk of code, I need a variable of type Glyph2D. > > Glyph2D and the classes that implement it are private. > > > > > https://github.com/apache/pdfbox/blob/2.0/pdfbox/src/main/java/org/apache/pdfbox/rendering/Glyph2D.java > > > https://github.com/apache/pdfbox/blob/2.0/pdfbox/src/main/java/org/apache/pdfbox/rendering/TTFGlyph2D.java#L39 > > > > Is there any reason NOT to make that interface and those classes public? > > Yes, these are just implementation details of our rendering component. At > this point they’re mostly artefacts of the previous design and really needs > to be moved to PDFont, where it can be public. > > The various subclasses of PDFont have a getPath(…) method which can be > called to get a GeneralPath from a glyph name / CID. Much as I’d like to > suggest something better, you can copy/paste the code from Glyph2D to get > the mapping. > > — John > > > Thanks! > > > > Daniel > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >
