iText only supports Truetype Unicode fonts. Your font is a double byte encoded font.
Paulo > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of remgeo > Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 2:02 PM > To: itext-questions@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [iText-questions] Custom Chinese font file > > > Hi Paulo, > > I've attached the font file I am using. > http://www.nabble.com/file/p11359847/HDZB_27.TTF HDZB_27.TTF > > Here's the code > BaseFont bfComic = > BaseFont.createFont("c:\\windows\\fonts\\HDZB_27.TTF", > BaseFont.IDENTITY_V, BaseFont.NOT_EMBEDDED); > > This text that I am trying to output is 漢鼎繁琥珀, which is valid > for this font. > The unicode representation for the string is > ¥u6F22¥u9F0E¥u7E41¥u7425¥u73C0. > That is what I am trying to output. > > > > > > > > > > > Paulo Soares wrote: > > > > Are you sure you have any glyphs at those Unicode values? > > You may post a link to the font for inspection. > > > > Paulo > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > >> Behalf Of remgeo > >> Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 11:49 AM > >> To: itext-questions@lists.sourceforge.net > >> Subject: [iText-questions] Custom Chinese font file > >> > >> > >> 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? > >> > >> Thanks, Rema Aviso Legal: Esta mensagem é destinada exclusivamente ao destinatário. Pode conter informação confidencial ou legalmente protegida. A incorrecta transmissão desta mensagem não significa a perca de confidencialidade. Se esta mensagem for recebida por engano, por favor envie-a de volta para o remetente e apague-a do seu sistema de imediato. É proibido a qualquer pessoa que não o destinatário de usar, revelar ou distribuir qualquer parte desta mensagem. Disclaimer: This message is destined exclusively to the intended receiver. It may contain confidential or legally protected information. The incorrect transmission of this message does not mean the loss of its confidentiality. If this message is received by mistake, please send it back to the sender and delete it from your system immediately. It is forbidden to any person who is not the intended receiver to use, distribute or copy any part of this message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list iText-questions@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions Buy the iText book: http://itext.ugent.be/itext-in-action/
