How to fix problem with custom fonts in Java?
For example, my app uses font, that isn't on all computers. Can I somehow include it in compiled executable and then call it from there, if it doesn't exists on clients computer?
What are other alternatives? I could make all fonts chars as images (before, in some graphics app) and then display image for each char... is it ok?
Here's an utility method I'm using to load a font file from a .ttf file (can be bundled):
private static final Font SERIF_FONT = new Font("serif", Font.PLAIN, 24);
private static Font getFont(String name) {
Font font = null;
if (name == null) {
return SERIF_FONT;
}
try {
// load from a cache map, if exists
if (fonts != null && (font = fonts.get(name)) != null) {
return font;
}
String fName = Params.get().getFontPath() + name;
File fontFile = new File(fName);
font = Font.createFont(Font.TRUETYPE_FONT, fontFile);
GraphicsEnvironment ge = GraphicsEnvironment
.getLocalGraphicsEnvironment();
ge.registerFont(font);
fonts.put(name, font);
} catch (Exception ex) {
log.info(name + " not loaded. Using serif font.");
font = SERIF_FONT;
}
return font;
}