I'm afraid they don't have a clue about Arabic shapping. I can't help you here, I can point you to examples on how the render correctly Arabic but the fix must be done in Jxcell code not iText's.
Paulo > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Nahla Farouk > Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 12:34 PM > To: Post all your questions about iText here > Subject: Re: [iText-questions] a question about iText > > when i asked Jxcell they said that there may be some settings > in the iText fonts... > > > Nahla Farouk > B.Sc. Computer Science and Information, Cairo uni > Department of Computer Science > Software developer > Delta Insurance Company > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Paulo Soares <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Post all your questions about iText here > <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 1:49:47 PM > Subject: Re: [iText-questions] a question about iText > > You should ask Jxcell about that. iText can display Arabic > text but it's up to the application to make use of it. > > Paulo > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of Nahla Farouk > > Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 9:18 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [iText-questions] a question about iText > > > > Dear Sirs, > > > > > > > > My name is Nahla Farouk, a java developer in Delta Insurance > > Company, Cairo, Egypt. > > > > I was asked to convert an excel file to a pdf format, and I > > found an example that used the Jxcell and iText packages > > which uses this code: > > > > > > > > m_view.read("book.xls"); > > > > m_view.setPrintScale(100); // > > set print scale value --- default is 100% > > > > m_view.setPrintGridLines(false); //show > > grid line > > > > m_view.write("1.pdf",View.eFilePdf); //export > > to pdf file > > > > > > > > and it is successfully save as the excel sheet into a pdf > > format, but this is in English only, and when I used the same > > code in an excel sheet with Arabic data, it displayed the > > data in reverse shape, like نهلة"" it displays it as "ةلهن" > > and I changed the font of the data much times, there are some > > supported fonts and there are some errors in some others, > > > > > > > > I hope you help me about this please. > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > > > > > Best regards > > > > > > > > Nahla Farouk > > > > Software Developer > > > > Delta Insurance Co. > > > > Tel: +(202) 335-2045 Ext: 509 > > > > Fax :+(202) 336-1531 > > > > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Web: www.deltains.org <http://www.deltains.org/> > <http://www.deltains.org/> 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 the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions Buy the iText book: http://www.1t3xt.com/docs/book.php
