seam pdf encoding

[vata2999]

Hi,
i am using seam pdf but unfortunatly when i generate pdf file, unicode character does not shown how can i overcome this situation ?

[lvdberg]

Hi,

This has to do with the fact that the PDF-generator should include the special fonts in the final result.
As far as I know the seam PDF generator isn't able to do this, so you should go back to the basics.
To prevent these problems I use JasperReport. Its editor iReport has the posibility to define the inclusion of fonts, which works.

It's a bit more complicated, but the ireport designer is a great tool, compared to the spartan way of editing Seam PDF pages.

Just give it a try

Leo 

[tony.herstell1]

Also moved to Jasper Reports to overcome limitations.
Watch for fonts being on server as well.

[gospodinov]

This problem was solved a few months ago. I personally wrote the fix that was included in version 2.2.1.CR1:

https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBSEAM-2369

The font must be installed on the system or embedded in the PDF document.

If you are using a facelets template for generating the PDF use:

<p:font name="/usr/share/fonts/webcore/verdana.ttf" encoding="Cp1251" embedded="true" size="10" style="bold">

or

<p:font name="c:\\windows\\fonts\\verdana.ttf" encoding="Cp1251" embedded="true" size="10" style="bold">

[vata2999]

Hi,
i created seam pdf but i've got wierd result
text must appear sth like this
اميد پورهادي
but it appears this
ا م ي د پ و ر ه ا د ي
words seperate from each other
[CODE]<p:font name="c:\\windows\\fonts\\arial.ttf" encoding="Identity-H"  embedded="true" >
اميد پورهادي
</p:font>
[/CODE]
I'm using JBOSS AS 6 and SEAM 2.2.1CR3