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[lunar]

I learned to use this java file in this thread to create font files for bg2 original.

 

http://www.shsforums...onts-for-pt-pl/

 

 I understood and got it work. I can now create regular fonts in bam format for the old bg2 game. (arial, dejvu, helvetica vs. all work.)

However I can not make it create custom fonts from a fancy custom ttf file I want. I installed ttf file I wanted on my system, so it shows up in wordpad and the like. However when I put the command line with the custom font name, it does not work, it always creates the default font that the system falls back on.

Can you tell me how to mke it work with the custom ttf font I downloded?
My command line is:

java -jar fontb.jar -charset cp1250 -font "Fabada-18" -out C:\Users\user\tmp\normal.bam -useAA true -drawShadow false

 

This works if I swap Fabada with regular font like helvetica, but I want to create this Fabada font. Like I said I got it instlled on system, it shows up in wordpad as available. Wht do I need to do make java recognise this font?

[bzm]

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From what I can see, the fonts contained in Java runtime can be done this way.

From example: DejaVu Serif Bold is contained in "fcinfo[....]properties" - which, in my understanding that only those fonts found there are capable of conversion?

 

It seems that once you could add custom font, unfortunately: "There's no way to add fonts to Java runtime any more so that such fonts are available to the Java runtime only."

 

More, and the workaround (which I do not understand) here: https://bugs.openjdk...wse/JDK-8275664 and https://bugs.openjdk...wse/JDK-8039273

 

Write if you come up with something. I'm curious .

 

Edit:

 

(linux)

First, copy ttf to /usr/share/fonts/truetype/yourfontdir/

Run: 

 

sudo fc-cache -f -v

 

 

To check if font is available in yours JVM:

 

https://community.ja...vailable-my-jvm

 

Then, it is best to run the command: 

 

java ListFonts >jvmfonts.txt

 

Where in txt search if there is your font.

 

Go with generator command, "Fabada 18". It should work.

 

For Windows you MUST Install chosen font FOR ALL USERS.

 

Coding:

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1250 – Central and East European Latin
1251 – Cyrillic
1252 – West European Latin
1253 – Greek
1254 – Turkish
1255 – Hebrew
1256 – Arabic
1257 – Baltic
1258 – Vietnamese
874 – Thai

 

In the attachment I will give you a .bam file.

 

 normal.bam   22.23K   21 downloads

Edited by bzm, 11 January 2024 - 09:41 AM.