Thanks for the lead! The problem was that the default encoding of Java 1.4.0_02 on our Debian installation IS NOT cp1252. Therefore we told it '-Dfile.encoding=cp1252', and it worked.
On Sat, 8 Jan 2005 11:34:36 -0000, Paulo Soares <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It looks like the debian java has a Cp1252 encoding broken. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Bogus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 10:00 PM > Subject: [iText-questions] Missing fonts? > > > Hello, > > > > We've got what we think is a font accessibility or configuration issue > > when using iText. > > > > We can reproduce it simply by using iText to produce a document using > > the following string in a simple Java class: > > > > "En dash-->\u2013<--<br/>Right single quote -->\u2019<--" > > > > When we produce the PDF on our WinXP development machine, the two > > characters specified in Unicode appear correctly. But when we produce > > the PDF on a Debian Linux machine and view it on our WinXP machine, we > > see a question mark in place of each of the two Unicode values. You > > can see it in the attached files. > > > > Any suggestions? > > > > Thanks, d a & p > > > > -- > > "If a computer can't directly address all the RAM you can use, it's just a > toy." > > -- anonymous comp.sys.amiga posting, non-sequitir > > > > -- "If a computer can't directly address all the RAM you can use, it's just a toy." -- anonymous comp.sys.amiga posting, non-sequitir ------------------------------------------------------- The SF.Net email is sponsored by: Beat the post-holiday blues Get a FREE limited edition SourceForge.net t-shirt from ThinkGeek. It's fun and FREE -- well, almost....http://www.thinkgeek.com/sfshirt _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions
