Hi all, I'm trying to auto size a font to not exceed the block dimensions, giving a default max size and downgrading to predefined steps until it fits or a minimum size is reached.
I can't use the SVG "trick" because I want to fit to a max defined width, and and as the size is reduced more text will fit in a single line. My idea is to build an external processor step that calculates the optimum font size to be used for the block. But to do this I need the exact font width (in millipoints) of each character (or word) of the selected font triplet on each font size I intend to use. Browsing the fop project source I've found the org.apache.fop.fonts.Font.getCharWidth(), but It's for me a bit tricky to instantiate correctly this Class. I assume the the best way to get this is to start from the org.apache.fop.tools.fontlist.FontListMain that does already the fop configuration and loading of the font. But as a xsl-fo end-user, I've no knowledge on the fop internals (structure/architecture) to go from A to B. Can you please give me some hints or practical examples? Wold it make sense to extend the org.apache.fop.tools to provide this functionality? Or am I on the wrong way? Thanks in advance for any hint or feedback you can provide. Regards. p.s. I'm generating documents using a custom font, that I've imported using org.apache.fop.fonts.apps.TTFReader and imported using the specific configuration file. -- View this message in context: http://apache-fop.1065347.n5.nabble.com/Extract-font-width-using-FOP-tp37360.html Sent from the FOP - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: fop-users-unsubscr...@xmlgraphics.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: fop-users-h...@xmlgraphics.apache.org
