org.apache.fop.fonts.apps
Class PFMReader

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

public class PFMReader
extends java.lang.Object

A tool which reads PFM files from Adobe Type 1 fonts and creates XML font metrics file for use in FOP.

Author:
jeremias.maerki@outline.ch

Constructor Summary
PFMReader()
           
 
Method Summary
 org.w3c.dom.Document constructFontXML(PFMFile pfm, 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.
 PFMFile loadPFM(java.lang.String filename)
          Read a PFM file and returns it as an object.
static void main(java.lang.String[] args)
          The main method for the PFM reader tool.
 void preview(PFMFile pfm)
          Displays a preview of the PFM 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

PFMReader

public PFMReader()
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] metricfile.pfm xmlfile.xml where options can be: -fn default is to use the fontname in the .pfm 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.

loadPFM

public PFMFile loadPFM(java.lang.String filename)
Read a PFM 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(PFMFile pfm)
Displays a preview of the PFM file on the console.
Parameters:
pfm - The PFM 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(PFMFile pfm,
                                             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.


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