But isnt it true that if I use the encoding BaseFont.IDENTITY_H, the font
will not be embedded even if I tell it to embed the font..
Thanks, Remgeo
Leonard Rosenthol wrote:
>
> I would also recommend that you embed the font, since it is a custom
> font and some/most/all of the recipients of the PDF won't have it.
>
> Leonard
>
> On Jun 29, 2007, at 6:49 AM, remgeo wrote:
>
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am trying to use a custom font file to display Chinese characters.
>> This is how I am creating the font.
>>
>> BaseFont bfComic = BaseFont.createFont("c:\\windows\\fonts\
>> \HDZB_86.TTF",
>> BaseFont.IDENTITY_H, BaseFont.NOT_EMBEDDED);
>> String text1 = "\u6F22\u9F0E\u7E41\u7425\u73C0";
>>
>> But in the PDF, no characters are visible.
>>
>> If I use the fonts as specified in iTextAsian.jar, but that is not
>> good
>> enough for me. I have to work with custom font files.
>>
>> Can someone please advise where I am going wrong?
>>
>
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