Is there a way to read Open Type Fonts in Java the same way as i do it with TrueType Fonts ?
This works perfectly for TTF but i did not figure out yet how to do the same with Open Type Fonts.
Font f = Font.createFont( Font.TRUETYPE_FONT,
new FileInputStream("f.ttf") );
Please note i cannot relay on installed fonts. I provide the font...
I'm using Silverlight and need to display some OTF fonts. Now Silverlight supports OTF fonts in version 4 but it does not seem to support OTF fonts with PostScript outlines. I have some OTF fonts with postscript outlines that won't show up. Is there a (free) way of converting between OTF with postscript outlines to TrueType fonts or OTF ...
So, this is mainly for fun, I'm poking around and trying to find my way inside a few fonts and i have a few questions i'd reeally appreciate some help on if anyone has done this kind of stuff.
cmap table
The fonts i am testing with contain several cmap subtables of different formats. I can read them, but i don't understand which i shou...