Is it possible to use a font not on the user's machine for text displayed in a java applet. Like linking to a ttf font file in the same location as the java applet almost in an @fontface fashion.
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A:
You can use Font.createFont with fontFormat TRUETYPE_FONT:
Font f = Font.createFont( Font.TRUETYPE_FONT, new FileInputStream("font.ttf") );
As also described in Sun-Tutorial Working with Text APIs the returned font size is 1 pt, you can change this afterwards:
f = font.deriveFont(12f);
Peter Lang
2010-04-24 07:45:17
Thank you, this works. But if I have it on a server I get FilePermissionException read error when it tries to access the font file.Serverside the code and font file have read and execute permissions. What do I have to do to grant my code access to the font file?
Jaxsun
2010-04-25 07:01:07
@Jaxsun: Try to put the font file into your jar-file if possible, that should solve permission problems. If that's not an option, consider asking another question.
Peter Lang
2010-04-26 06:49:59