chinese font cannot show apostrophe ( \' )

[cokelight88]

I am using jasper report 3.6.0. I want to display a static text and text field that both contain chinese and english character.

For testing, I type the string "我Gaddi's" in a static field. Then using the server (deployed an application to generate pdf  in weblogic server 10) to generate the pdf file. The generated file shows "我Gaddi s" where the apostrophe is missing. Is there any suggest to fix it?
The jrxml and the generated pdf is attached.

I using the following setting:

Pdf Font name    MSung-Light
Pdf Embedded    true
Pdf Encoding    UniCNS-UCS2-H (Chinese traditional)

jasperreport 3.6.0
ireport 3.6.0
weblogic server 10
java 1.5

[glassesbamboo]

because of your Pdf Font name settings.

:)

别用这个字体就好了。哈哈。

[cokelight88]

I tried all fonts in ireport, only 2 font support chinese character( "MHei-Medium" and "MSung-Light") and both of them cannot display apostrophe. Is there any method to import font for gnerating pdf file?

[Teodor Danciu]

Hi,

 

Check the /demo/samples/unicode sample provided with JasperReports. You'll see it displays some Chinese characters (try a recent version of JR).

That sample uses an open source Chinese TrueType font called "AR PL KaitiM GB". See if in that sample, your apostrophe character works. It would be interesting to see the code of your character. Maybe it is not the ASCII one, but rather a special apostrophe, not supported by the fonts you used.

 

I hope this helps.
Teodor

 

[waybillmak]

Hi,

I found that I'd the same problem running Jasperreport with output field having mixed English and Chinese characters for a while.  My generated jasperreport output in pdf seems to have its ( ' ) disappeared when it is viewed using Acrobat Reader 8.0.

However, the same file viewed by Evince in Linux environment does show the ( ' ).  It means that the ( ' ) exists in the generated pdf output.  Then, I update Acrobat Reader 8.0 to Acrobat 9.2, and the ( ' ) shows up in the pdf output.

Note: Using mixed characters (English and Chinese) in the same output field, Jasperreport DOES NOT do a very good job on handling long field wrap around lines.  Sometimes, it just truncates some characters till the end instead of wrap around.

Waybill Mak
Hong Kong

[Teodor Danciu]

Hi,

 

You jumped to the conclusion that JR does not do a very good job with mixed language text fields.

It would be good to see your report template and see what fonts you use, so that we can say if you do a good job at configuring the fonts in your report.

 

Thanks,

Teodor

 

[ajay.mohite2]

I still have one doubt here, You can set pdfFontname ONLY if you know exactly which language the data is coming from.But lets suppose in my application user can have his personal details entered in either english or chinese or korean or thai etc.. and i need to generate PDF of personal details then setting pdfEncoding to specific chinese language will not help here. correct? is there any GENERIC way to handle internationalisation?

[ajay.mohite2]

I still have one doubt here, You can set pdfFontname ONLY if you know exactly which language the data is coming from.But lets suppose in my application user can have his personal details entered in either english or chinese or korean or thai etc.. and i need to generate PDF of personal details then setting pdfEncoding to specific chinese language will not help here. correct? is there any GENERIC way to handle internationalisation?