Please note that PCL is not using the same font source as PDF and PS. PCL uses AWT/Java2D fonts (because custom fonts are painted as bitmaps using Java2D) while PDF and PS use FOP's own font subsystem. That can lead to small differences in the output as the font metrics might differ. It might help to take a detour via the intermediate format (set up for PDF output) but then render the intermediate file to PCL (no guarantees).
Anyway, AWT/Java2D supports Type1 fonts if they are installed in your OS (Java 1.5 or later) so you can use a Type1 font with PCL. But TrueType fonts are still not supported for PS output. Help is welcome. Please note that generating font metrics files is no longer necessary in FOP 0.95. And no, having a font metrics file alone doesn't mean a font is supported in a particular output format. For each output format, the fonts have to be implemented differently. On 13.10.2008 19:58:31 David Gerdt wrote: > I'm sure I'm betraying my ignorance here, but can a Type-1 font be used > in PCL output? What I'm really after is a single font that I can use > across PDF, PCL, and PS output to make sure the rendering is the same. > Is this possible? I read the documentation about generating Type-1 font > metrics (http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/fop/0.95/fonts.html), but I'm > not sure if that implies they can be used with specific output formats. Does > having the font metrics for a typeface mean that it can be used in any > output format? > > The same page states that the PS renderer cannot handle True Type fonts. > Has that changed in Trunk? > > Thanks Jeremias Maerki --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
