incorrect reportFont handling

[2006 IR Open Dicussion]

By: C. N. - tsangcn

incorrect reportFont handling

2006-07-07 01:02

 

I come across a problem in using reportFont in iReport.

 

In my jasperreport, I have defined reportFont as follows :

 

<reportFont name="details" isDefault="true" fontName="Courier New" size="9" isBold="false" isItalic="false" isUnderline="false" isStrikeThrough="false" pdfFontName="Courier" pdfEncoding="Cp1252" isPdfEmbedded="false"/>

<reportFont name="dm" isDefault="false" fontName="Domestic Manners" size="18" isBold="false" isItalic="false" isUnderline="false" isStrikeThrough="false" pdfFontName="/tmp/Domestic_Manners.ttf" pdfEncoding="Identity-H" isPdfEmbedded="true"/>

 

Then, in a textElement, I defined its font as :

 

<font reportFont="dm"/>

 

When I open the jasperreport with iReport 1.2.4, and then click the save button to save it (no other actions has been done), the font tag for the textElement will incorrectly becomes :

 

<font reportFont="dm" fontName="Courier New" pdfFontName="Courier" size="9" isPdfEmbedded ="false"/>

 

which will cause the following error :

 

Error exporting print...

ExceptionConverter: java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException: Identity-H

 

The problem is why iReport expand the font tag with fontName, pdfFontName, size and isPdfEmbedded attributes with reportFont attribute is used. The problem exists in iReport 1.2.1, iReport 1.2.2, iReport 1.2.3, and iReport 1.2.4. It does not exist in iReport 1.2.0 and before.

 

Please help.

 

Thanks

C. N.