It's not the text that is too big, it's the graph that is too small. The font alignments are done using the Graphics2D functions and they are correct in the PDF, they wouldn't if the font was too big.
Paulo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Mickish" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <itext-questions@lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 9:46 PM Subject: [iText-questions] PdfGraphics2D fonts are twice the size of Java2Dfonts >I am using PdfGraphics2D to write a JFreeChart to PDF. > > iText scales the text significantly larger in the PDF file than it > appears in a Java window. For example, the tick mark labels down the > sides of my chart overlap in the PDF file, but they are practically > double-spaced in the original chart. > > These screenshots illustrate the difference between my Java window and > the PDF file: > > > http://picasaweb.google.com/amickish/JFreeChart/photo#5153223690183033234 > > http://picasaweb.google.com/amickish/JFreeChart/photo#5153899464632353218 > > I am using plain old fonts for everything on the Java2D side (e.g., > "SansSerif", Font.PLAIN, 16) and the DefaultFontMapper on the iText side. > > In Adobe Reader, the Document Properties for the PDF says there is one > font used in the document: Helvetica, Type: Type 1, Encoding: Ansi, > Actual Font: ArialMT, Actual Font Type: TrueType. > > If I reduce the font size on the Java side by 50%, then the PDF looks > better, but then the text is too small on the Java side. > > It seems that a font size conversion is misbehaving, or there is some > discrepancy in coordinate systems resulting in text filling too large of > a space. > > Thanks for your advice. > > --Andrew Mickish > > P.S. I just ordered the book. ;-) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/marketplace _______________________________________________ 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/
