(Replied to on the fop-dev mailing list, as this is becoming pretty much code-related: http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/xmlgraphics-fop-dev/200610.mbox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] )
Nguyen, Thang a écrit : > Now I'm drown in PostScript specification :), could you tell how or where can > I find documents on the way FOP uses font metric file & embeded font with pdf > ouput, and what's the current way of FOP deals with font metric file & > post-script output. I hope that someone can help me, it would be a lots more > easier than looking at the source code. > > thanks, > > Thang. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vincent Hennebert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 5:06 PM > To: fop-users@xmlgraphics.apache.org > Subject: Re: FOP embed truetype font into postscript file > > Nguyen, Thang a écrit : >> Seem that a lots of works ahead :-) and do you know anything about >> GhostScript http://www.ghostscript.com/awki , I just looked at it >> yesterday and I hope that I can find something useful. > > Ghostscript is a tool that can convert postscript or pdf files into image > formats (PNG, JPEG), render them on screen, print them on non-postscript > printers, re-work them (extract pages, n-up printing...), etc. While this is > a very useful tool it won't interest you for that task, excepted for > visualizing generated PS files. It is perhaps capable of extracting useful > informations from postscript files, but I'm not sure. > > HTH, > Vincent > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Jeremias Maerki [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 4:33 AM >> To: fop-users@xmlgraphics.apache.org >> Subject: Re: FOP embed truetype font into postscript file >> >> I don't have much time right now, so I can only give you the most >> important stuff. I can give you more on the weekend, if you need more. >> >> The most important part is having the PostScript and TrueType >> specifications around: >> >> PS spec: >> http://www.adobe.com/products/postscript/pdfs/PLRM.pdf >> >> Other PS-related docs: >> http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/ps/index_specs.html >> >> OpenType 1.4 spec (also applies to TrueType): >> http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/opentype/index_spec.html >> http://www.microsoft.com/typography/otspec/default.htm >> >> Other font-related docs: >> http://partners.adobe.com/public/developer/opentype/index.html >> >> I'd search for "Type 42" font in the PS language reference to start >> with. >> However, if you want to have all glyphs of a TrueType font available >> you have to look into the CID keyed fonts direction. I don't know >> anything about how CID handling is done in PostScript, only for PDF, >> so for this part you're pretty much on your own for now. It's probably >> easiest, if you try to find/produce a PostScript file from a different >> application that can already generate the right code for handling >> TrueType fonts so you get an idea how this is done. You might also >> find some helpful information on the web. >> >> Another important hint is that some of the PostScript code is not in >> FOP itself but in XML Graphics Commons: >> http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/xmlgraphics/commons/trunk/src/java/org >> /a >> pache/xmlgraphics/ps/ >> >> Most font-specific code, however, is still in FOP because we haven't >> factored out the font library, yet. So the rest of the code will be >> here: >> http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/xmlgraphics/fop/trunk/src/java/org/apa >> ch >> e/fop/render/ps/ >> >> Good luck! >> >> On 04.10.2006 02:48:52 Nguyen, Thang wrote: >>> It's great. Could you guide me where to start ? >>> >>> Thang. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Jeremias Maerki [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 2:49 PM >>> To: fop-users@xmlgraphics.apache.org >>> Subject: Re: FOP embed truetype font into postscript file >>> >>> There are currently no plans to implement TrueType support for >>> PostScript output. But you're welcome to help us with that. We can >>> give you pointers to get you started if you want to jump in. >>> >>> On 03.10.2006 05:19:42 Nguyen, Thang wrote: >>>> hi, >>>> >>>> I can not embed ttf font into postscript file using FOP_0.92_beta. >>>> The >>>> document ( "fonts.pdf" in \fop-0.92beta\docs\0.92 ) wrote that >>>> Custom Embeding is enabled for PostScript file but I still can not >> do that. >>>> >>>> Do you know when will Apache support this feature ? >>>> >>>> thanks, >>>> >>>> Thang. >>>> >> >> Jeremias Maerki --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
