/*
* $Id: FixedFontWidth.java 3373 2008-05-12 16:21:24Z xlv $
*
* This code is part of the 'iText Tutorial'.
* You can find the complete tutorial at the following address:
* http://itextdocs.lowagie.com/tutorial/
*
* This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
*
* itext-questions@lists.sourceforge.net
*/
package com.lowagie.examples.fonts.styles;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import com.lowagie.text.Document;
import com.lowagie.text.Font;
import com.lowagie.text.PageSize;
import com.lowagie.text.Paragraph;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.BaseFont;
import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter;
/**
* Changing the width of font glyphs.
*/
public class FixedFontWidth {
/**
* Changing the width of font glyphs.
* @param args no arguments needed
*/
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println("Fixed Font Width");
// step 1
Document document = new Document(PageSize.A4, 50, 50, 50, 50);
try {
// step 2
PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream("fixedfontwidth.pdf"));
// step 3
document.open();
// step 4
BaseFont bf = BaseFont.createFont("Helvetica", "winansi", false, false, null, null);
int widths[] = bf.getWidths();
for (int k = 0; k < widths.length; ++k) {
if (widths[k] != 0)
widths[k] = 1000;
}
bf.setForceWidthsOutput(true);
document.add(new Paragraph("A big text to show Helvetica with fixed width.", new Font(bf)));
}
catch (Exception de) {
de.printStackTrace();
}
// step 5
document.close();
}
}