org.extex.font
Interface CoreFontFactory

All Superinterfaces:

ResourceFinder

All Known Subinterfaces:

FontFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

FontFactoryImpl

public interface CoreFontFactory
extends ResourceFinder

This interface describes the features of a font factory needed by the core.

Version:

$Revision: 5563 $

Author:

Gerd Neugebauer, Michael Niedermair

Method Summary

BackendFontManager	createManager(java.util.List<java.lang.String> fontTypes) Create a manager for the back-end font.
FontKey	getFontKey(FontKey fontKey, FixedDimen size) Returns a font key for the font.
FontKey	getFontKey(java.lang.String fontName) Returns a font key for the font.
FontKey	getFontKey(java.lang.String fontName, FixedDimen size) Returns a font key for the font.
FontKey	getFontKey(java.lang.String fontName, FixedDimen size, java.util.Map<java.lang.String,?> map) Returns a font key for the font.
FontKey	getFontKey(java.lang.String fontName, FixedDimen size, java.util.Map<java.lang.String,?> map, java.util.List<java.lang.String> feature) Returns a font key for the font.
ExtexFont	getInstance(FontKey key) Return a new instance.

Methods inherited from interface org.extex.resource.ResourceFinder

enableTracing, findResource

Method Detail

createManager

BackendFontManager createManager(java.util.List<java.lang.String> fontTypes)
                                 throws ConfigurationException

Create a manager for the back-end font.

Parameters:

fontTypes - the font types, which the back-end can use. The order of the entries in the list determine the preference for the font format. This should be taken into account when several alternatives are possible.

Returns:

the new manager.

Throws:

ConfigurationException - from the configuration system.

getFontKey

FontKey getFontKey(FontKey fontKey,
                   FixedDimen size)

Returns a font key for the font.

Parameters:

fontKey - the key of the font.

size - the size of the font.

Returns:

the key for the font.

getFontKey

FontKey getFontKey(java.lang.String fontName)

Returns a font key for the font.

Parameters:

fontName - the name of the font.

Returns:

the key for the font.

getFontKey

FontKey getFontKey(java.lang.String fontName,
                   FixedDimen size)

Returns a font key for the font.

Parameters:

fontName - the name of the font.

size - the size of the font.

Returns:

the key for the font.

getFontKey

FontKey getFontKey(java.lang.String fontName,
                   FixedDimen size,
                   java.util.Map<java.lang.String,?> map)

Returns a font key for the font.

Parameters:

fontName - the name of the font.

size - the size of the font.

map - the map for the key.

Returns:

the key for the font.

getFontKey

FontKey getFontKey(java.lang.String fontName,
                   FixedDimen size,
                   java.util.Map<java.lang.String,?> map,
                   java.util.List<java.lang.String> feature)

Returns a font key for the font.

Parameters:

fontName - the name of the font.

size - the size of the font.

map - the map for the key.

feature - the list of features.

Returns:

the key for the font.

getInstance

ExtexFont getInstance(FontKey key)
                      throws FontException

Return a new instance. If the name is empty or null, then the NullFont is returned. If no font is found, then null is returned.

Parameters:

key - the fount key

Returns:

Returns the new font instance.

Throws:

ConfigurationException - from the resource finder.

FontException - if a font error occurred.