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Does IBI allow sites to add fonts. Our company's recommendations is using AGarmond and Myriad Pro which I can't find anywhere in WebFOCUSThis message has been edited. Last edited by: Kerry,
How to add FONTs to FORMAT PDF output? Case: 81131043 Product: WebFOCUS Release: 436 SP2 Primary OS: UNIX Date: 03/05/05 Case information refers to the Product, Release, and OS for which this question was asked. The solution may apply to other Products, Releases, and Operating Systems.
Problem:
How to add FONTs to FORMAT PDF output?
Solution:
The steps for adding additional PDF fonts are as follows:
1. Copy the test.pfb and the test.afm files to the //ibi/srv51/home/etc directory. Please note that if using FTP, the PFB file is BINARY while the AFM file is ASCII.
2. Modify the PDF.FTM file with the following: font=Helvetica Condensed Light, style=normal, metricsfile=TEST AFM *, fontfile=TEST PFB *,$
3. Within the stylesheet, the notation would be: FONT='Helvetica Condensed Light'
An example would be as follows: TABLE FILE CAR PRINT CAR CAR ON TABLE PCHOLD FORMAT PDF ON TABLE SET STYLE * TYPE=DATA, COLUMN=N1, FONT='Helvetica Condensed Light',$ TYPE=DATA, COLUMN=N2, FONT=HELVETICA,$ ENDSTYLE END
For additional information on this, please see the Creating Reports With WebFOCUS Language 5.2.0(dn4500513.0303) manual on page 8-10.
quote:
Instructions to setup various fonts can be found in Chapter 9 of the Creating Reports with WebFOCUS Language, Version 7 Release 1 (DN4500695.0905) which can be retrieved using the URL:
I also responded to a post for this a couple weeks back. To simplify things, I have added an app folder (which is included in the APP PATH) and store all of our custom fonts in this directory along with a copy of the PDF.FMP that has been modified to include references to our new fonts. That way I have access to them as application files instead of having to wade through system directories. A couple things to remember - these must be Adobe PostScript Type1 fonts which include both .PFB and .AFM files. WF cannot use TrueType fonts, but there are utilities (such as ttf2pt1) to convert them to Type 1 fonts. These work for both .PS and .PDF output.
Regards,
Darin
In FOCUS since 1991 WF Server: 7.7.04 on Linux and Z/OS, ReportCaster, Self-Service, MRE, Java, Flex Data: DB2/UDB, Adabas, SQL Server Output: HTML,PDF,EXL2K/07, PS, AHTML, Flex WF Client: 77 on Linux w/Tomcat
Posts: 2298 | Location: Salt Lake City, Utah | Registered: February 02, 2007
Adding a FOLDER to the APP PATH sounds like a good idea. Because I have them in a system folder my fonts and PDF.FMP file get wiped out every time I upgrade WebFOCUS.
Lenny
(Production: WebFOCUS 7.1.3 on Win 2K/IIS 6/CGI) (Test: WebFOCUS 7.1.3 on Win 2K/IIS 6/CGI)
Posts: 104 | Location: Boston | Registered: April 23, 2003
Just need to make sure that when you upgrade, the font map files (PDF.FMP) is still valid for that version - but it hasn't changed for several versions now. The manual says they need to be in the system folder, but somewhere along the way, I read that they only need to be in the EDAPATH, so this works good. We also keep our company logos and other images that we put on our reports in this same application folder
Regards,
Darin
In FOCUS since 1991 WF Server: 7.7.04 on Linux and Z/OS, ReportCaster, Self-Service, MRE, Java, Flex Data: DB2/UDB, Adabas, SQL Server Output: HTML,PDF,EXL2K/07, PS, AHTML, Flex WF Client: 77 on Linux w/Tomcat
Posts: 2298 | Location: Salt Lake City, Utah | Registered: February 02, 2007
Easiest way I've found is the TTF2PT1 utility which may be the one to which you refer. It is a little difficult to figure out at first, but once you get the syntax right for creating your font files, it's the same every time and works pretty slick. I've been using the same tool for probably eight years now. Let me know if you need help figuring out the utility. I think I have a powerpoint on the process.
Regards,
Darin
In FOCUS since 1991 WF Server: 7.7.04 on Linux and Z/OS, ReportCaster, Self-Service, MRE, Java, Flex Data: DB2/UDB, Adabas, SQL Server Output: HTML,PDF,EXL2K/07, PS, AHTML, Flex WF Client: 77 on Linux w/Tomcat
Posts: 2298 | Location: Salt Lake City, Utah | Registered: February 02, 2007