Java tutorial
/* * This example was written by Bruno Lowagie, author of the book * 'iText in Action' by Manning Publications (ISBN: 1932394796). * You can use this example as inspiration for your own applications. * The following license applies: * http://www.1t3xt.com/about/copyright/index.php?page=MIT */ package questions.graphics2D; import java.awt.Font; import java.awt.Graphics2D; import java.io.FileOutputStream; import java.io.IOException; import com.lowagie.text.Document; import com.lowagie.text.DocumentException; import com.lowagie.text.Rectangle; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.BaseFont; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.FontMapper; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfContentByte; import com.lowagie.text.pdf.PdfWriter; public class SwingForceArialUni { public static final String RESULT = "results/questions/graphics2d/swing_arialuni.pdf"; public static void main(String[] args) { Document document = new Document(new Rectangle(210, 25)); try { PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream(RESULT)); document.open(); PdfContentByte cb = writer.getDirectContent(); FontMapper arialuni = new FontMapper() { public BaseFont awtToPdf(Font font) { try { return BaseFont.createFont("c:/windows/fonts/arialuni.ttf", BaseFont.IDENTITY_H, BaseFont.EMBEDDED); } catch (DocumentException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } catch (IOException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } return null; } public Font pdfToAwt(BaseFont font, int size) { return null; } }; Graphics2D g2 = cb.createGraphics(200, 50, arialuni); g2.setFont(null); g2.drawString("Greek mu: \u03bc - \u039c; degree symbol: \u00b0", 0, 40); g2.dispose(); } catch (DocumentException de) { System.err.println(de.getMessage()); } catch (IOException ioe) { System.err.println(ioe.getMessage()); } // step 5: we close the document document.close(); } }