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Loads a font
(PECL ps:1.1.0-1.3.5)
Loads a font for later use. Before text is output with a loaded font it must be set with ps_setfont(). This function needs the adobe font metric file in order to calculate the space used up by the characters. A font which is loaded within a page will only be available on that page. Fonts which are to be used in the complete document have to be loaded before the first call of ps_begin_page(). Calling ps_findfont() between pages will make that font available for all following pages.
The name of the afm file must be
fontname Calling ps_findfont() before the first page requires to output the postscript header which includes the BoundingBox for the whole document. Usually the BoundingBox is set with the first call of ps_begin_page() which now comes after ps_findfont(). Consequently the BoundingBox has not been set and a warning will be issued when ps_findfont() is called. In order to prevent this situation, one should call ps_set_parameter() to set the BoundingBox before ps_findfont() is called. Parameters
Return ValuesReturns the identifier of the font or zero in case of an error. The identifier is a positive number.
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Code Examples / Notes » ps_findfontzeldorblat
I found that my Postscript files were taking an incredibly long time to generate and the file sizes were abnormally large. The problem was that, everytime I chose to set a font I would call ps_findfont() followed by ps_setfont(). It seems that every time ps_findfont() is called, the font gets embedded in the file. To prevent this, I keep an array of fonts I've already loaded, keyed by the font name. When I go to set the font, I first check this array to see if I've already loaded the font, and, if so, return the resource handle from that array. Otherwise, I call ps_findfont() and store the handle in the array. Note that, if your call to ps_findfont() occurs while inside a page, the font will not be available on other pages. To get around this I just clear out the array at the end of each page. My PS file went from 10 M to 75 K, and the time to create the file went from around 15 seconds to less than 1 second. pepe
I found out that you must copy the <fontname>.afm files next to your php because it's searched there in default.
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