Ok, so I can have only one entry for each unique font triplet? Is this due to a shortcoming in FOP, or due to limitations in PDF?
/ Daniel On Mon, 2007-11-26 at 14:56 +0000, Vincent Hennebert wrote: > Hi Daniel, > > Daniel Rosenberg wrote: > > Yes, > > > > but isn't this characteristics of 'differently sized' fonts there to > > optimize readability and aesthetics of a font when typesetted in > > different sizes? > > You’re right. Those numbers are indeed sizes and correspond to an > optimal point size at which the font looks best. Even if, being > described in a vectorial format, they can be scaled to any size. > > I don’t think the way you did will work, although that would be the most > desirable one. I believe the only way is to “cheat” by hard-coding the > font size in the family name: > <font kerning="yes" metrics-file="lmr12.xml" embed-file="lmr12.pfb"> > <font-triplet name="LMRoman-12" style="normal" weight="normal"/> > </font> > > In your FO document, you would change the font family in addition to > changing the font size: > <fo:block font-family="LMRoman-12" font-size="12pt"... > > That may be an easy change depending on the way you generate your FO > files. > > HTH, > Vincent > > > > Scaling works fine, but I guess the result will be > > even better if all availabe fonts are utilized? > > > > / Daniel > > > > > > On Mon, 2007-11-26 at 09:25 +0100, Jeremias Maerki wrote: > >> I think you've got that wrong. The numbers behind the font names are not > >> sizes. I don't know the English word for the typography term, but in > >> this font family: the lower the number, the wider the individual > >> characters and the character spacing. > >> > >> Type 1 fonts are scalable, so you don't need different fonts for > >> different sizes. > >> > >> Jeremias Maerki > >> > >> > >> > >> On 25.11.2007 02:17:30 Daniel Rosenberg wrote: > >>> Hi, I have another question. The Latin Modern fonts have different > >>> versions of different sizes of fonts. Can I utilize this in my > >>> generated PDF document? > >>> > >>> For example, I'd like to include something like > >>> > >>> <font metrics-file="type1/public/lm/lmr10.xml" kerning="yes" > >>> embed-file="type1/public/lm/lmr10.pfb"> > >>> <font-triplet name="LMRoman" style="normal" weight="normal"/> > >>> </font> > >>> <font metrics-file="type1/public/lm/lmr12.xml" kerning="yes" > >>> embed-file="type1/public/lm/lmr12.pfb"> > >>> <font-triplet name="LMRoman" style="normal" weight="normal"/> > >>> </font> > >>> <font metrics-file="type1/public/lm/lmr17.xml" kerning="yes" > >>> embed-file="type1/public/lm/lmr17.pfb"> > >>> <font-triplet name="LMRoman" style="normal" weight="normal"/> > >>> </font> > >>> > >>> in my userconfig.xml and then (in some way) switch between the > >>> differently sized fonts. > >>> > >>> / Daniel > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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]
