Paul,
Your best bet is to create a Truetype font, which is platform independent i.e
the same binary file can be used on the Mac, Windows or Solaris. The Java
Platform SE version 2 onwards Truetype fonts are fully supported. Truetype fonts
can also work independently on the platforms mentioned above.
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>Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2000 15:16:27 -0600
>From: Paul Holm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: [JAVA2D] Portable Fonts?
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>Java 2D'ers,
>
>Application: We are writing a barcode/form design application. This
>> allows the user to actual create the format, fields and layouts in a
>> WYSIWYG environment. (see www.cybra.com for details; the product is
>called
>> JMagic)
>>
>> Our challenge/issue:
>>
>> Many printers that we support have their own specific "bitmap and
>outline"
>> fonts. I am familar with Java 2D and all the standard Java font support.
>> In order
>> to support these unique printer specific fonts we believe we will have to
>> scan in the fonts and use a font creation program to actually create
>fonts
>> (TTF or whatever) from our scanned images.
>>
>> Our question:
>> 1. Is there a way to create fonts that are platform independent (we
>don't
>> want to have to create fonts specific for windows, mac, unix, network
>> station, etc)?
>
>I would appreciate anyone's help.
>
>Thanks, Paul Holm
>
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