org.apache.fop.fonts.apps
Class TTFReader

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.apache.fop.fonts.apps.TTFReader

public class TTFReader
extends java.lang.Object

A tool which reads TTF files and generates XML font metrics file for use in FOP.


Constructor Summary
TTFReader()
           
 
Method Summary
 org.w3c.dom.Document constructFontXML(TTFFile ttf, java.lang.String fontName, java.lang.String className, java.lang.String resource, java.lang.String file)
          Generates the font metrics file from the PFM file.
 TTFFile loadTTF(java.lang.String filename)
          Read a TTF file and returns it as an object.
static void main(java.lang.String[] args)
          The main method for the PFM reader tool.
 org.w3c.dom.Document postProcessXML(org.w3c.dom.Document doc)
          Modifies the generated font metrics file.
 void preview(TTFFile ttf)
          Displays a preview of the TTF file on the console.
 void writeFontXML(org.w3c.dom.Document doc, java.lang.String target)
          Writes the generated DOM Document to a file.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

TTFReader

public TTFReader()
Method Detail

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)
The main method for the PFM reader tool.
Parameters:
args - Command-line arguments: [options] fontfile.ttf xmlfile.xml where options can be: -fn default is to use the fontname in the .ttf file, but you can override that name to make sure that the embedded font is used instead of installed fonts when viewing documents with Acrobat Reader. -cn default is to use the fontname -ef will add the possibility to embed the font. When running fop, fop will look for this file to embed it -er you can also include the fontfile in the fop.jar file when building fop. You can use both -ef and -er. The file specified in -ef will be searched first, then the -er file.

loadTTF

public TTFFile loadTTF(java.lang.String filename)
Read a TTF file and returns it as an object.
Parameters:
filename - The filename of the PFM file.
Returns:
The PFM as an object.

preview

public void preview(TTFFile ttf)
Displays a preview of the TTF file on the console.
Parameters:
ttf - The TTF file to preview.

writeFontXML

public void writeFontXML(org.w3c.dom.Document doc,
                         java.lang.String target)
Writes the generated DOM Document to a file.
Parameters:
doc - The DOM Document to save.
target - The target filename for the XML file.

constructFontXML

public org.w3c.dom.Document constructFontXML(TTFFile ttf,
                                             java.lang.String fontName,
                                             java.lang.String className,
                                             java.lang.String resource,
                                             java.lang.String file)
Generates the font metrics file from the PFM file.
Parameters:
pfm - The PFM file to generate the font metrics from.
Returns:
The DOM document representing the font metrics file.

postProcessXML

public org.w3c.dom.Document postProcessXML(org.w3c.dom.Document doc)
Modifies the generated font metrics file. First, it processes the character mmappings, then it sorts them.
Parameters:
doc - The DOM document representing the font metrics file.
Returns:
A DOM document representing the processed font metrics file.


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