How to define a folder for the font files?

[cjs1976]

Hi!

 

I must create my reports with iReport. The reports will only be printed on a real printer, or saved as pdf file.

 

For the creation of a pdf file, I have to define an alternate font file. For example ARIAL.TTF.

 

Now I can create a report and show it in JRViewer. If I print this report an a real printer, there is no problem, but if I want to save the report as pdf file, I get an exception, that the ARIAL.TTF file could not be found.

 

I am not allowed to use an other tool as iReport for creating the jrxml files. I am also not allowed to modify the files manually. I can't use FONT_MAP within my Java classes, because I don't know, what fonts the users of the software will use for their reports.

 

Is it possible to set a directory (e.g. C:WINDOWSFonts for Microsoft Windows platforms) outside of my application? Because I don't know, where the font files of the users are.

 

I tried to do this over a jasperreports.properties file, like the demo, but this didn't work.

 

I must use the JRViewer, I can't use the PDF-Export function directly.

 

Any ideas?

 

Thanks,

Christian.

[cjs1976]

Hi!

 

I am now using the following solution:

 

1. I have a folder called fonts in the folder of my application.

 

2. All used fonts must be in this folder.

 

3. I ship my application as JAR archive, so I have to extend my Class-Path in the Manifest.mf file with the String './fonts/' (without the quotes).

 

This system is ok for me!

 

Annotation: I use eclipse for creating my Java application, so I had to add the fonts folder as additional source folder.

 

Greetings,

Christian.