Re: Could not "create" Adobe Type 1 font

You need an AFM not a PFM.

Best Regards,
Paulo Soares

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From: "Premysl Dedic" <dedic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 10:23
Subject: [iText-questions] Could not "create" Adobe Type 1 font


> Hi,
> it seems I do not understand how to use Adobe Type 1 font. I put both 
> PFM and PFB files into app's working directory, but when I do this:
> 
>     BaseFont bfText = BaseFont.createFont("FONT.PFM", "CP1250", 
> BaseFont.EMBEDDED);
> 
> I receive an exception:
> Font 'FONT.PFM' with 'CP1250' is not recognized.
> com.lowagie.text.DocumentException: Font 'FONT.PFM' with 'CP1250' is not
> 
> recognized.
>     at com.lowagie.text.pdf.BaseFont.createFont(Unknown Source)
>     at com.lowagie.text.pdf.BaseFont.createFont(Unknown Source)
> ....
> 
> When I put (some other) TTF font into the same directory it works:
>     BaseFont bfText = BaseFont.createFont("FONT.TTF", "CP1250", 
> BaseFont.EMBEDDED);
> But Type 1 not :-(
> 
> Any idea?
> Thanks.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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