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JayEdgar
JayEdgar

Reputation: 196

How to Use Another Font in Cpdf by Wayne Munro

I'm using Cpdf by Wayne Munro, which is working very well for creating PDFs with PHP. However, I can't seem to use any font but the built-in Helvetica. The class comes with a /fonts directory loaded with *.afm files. I've reviewed the documentation, but just can't seem to figure it out. I've tried exhaustive Google searches, but I'm not finding anything.

Can anyone lead me in a helpful direction?

Thanks!

Jay

Upvotes: 1

Views: 756

Answers (1)

Craig Francis
Craig Francis

Reputation: 1935

Typically pointing to the ttf font isn't enough for cpdf... you also need a supporting "afm" or "ufm" file, which basically describes the font to cpdf, so when its placing characters, it has a quick lookup to know their size and other details.

I would suggest that you look at DOMPDF now though:

https://github.com/dompdf/dompdf

It also typically uses cpdf in the background... which you can use directly from "./lib/class.pdf.php" (it has been edited for Unicode support).

It in also provides several ttf/ufm fonts, or you can generate them yourself from a script they provide (which can be a bit tricky to get working), or use the service at:

http://eclecticgeek.com/dompdf/load_font.php

Upvotes: 0

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