PDF template processor external font paths

> Hi,
> I managed to refer to external fonts in PDF template processor  
> config file á
> la
>
> <group ref="/foo"
> font-family="/usr/local/jboss/server/default/deploy/ops.war/WEB-INF/
> resources/apps/projectx/fonts/myfont.ttf">
>
> Using absolute path is not so handy when transferring ops.war to  
> another
> machine...
>
> From what I understood from the Java code, the path is passed  
> directly to iText
> stuff.
>
> It looks like relative font-paths or oxf: -type paths are not  
> recognized.
>
> My question is, could somebody
> a) tell me why relative path does not work (may working directory  
> issue?)
> b) advise how I could add oxf: -support to font-family attribute ?
>
> Thx in advance for your insights,
> VG
>
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> FWIW we use the following approach to load fonts with iText without  
> compiling in the absolute path:
>
>     private static final File JRE_FONT_DIR = new  
> File(System.getProperty("java.home") + File.separator + "lib" +  
> File.separator + "fonts");
> ...
>         for (final File fontFile JRE_FONT_DIR.listFiles()) {
>            if (fontFile.getName().endsWith(".ttf")) {
>                
> pdfRenderer.getFontResolver().addFont(fontFile.getAbsolutePath(),  
> true);
>            }
>         }
>
> where pdfRenderer is an instance of ITextRenderer.  I'm not sure how  
> you'd adapt this to refer to .tff files in a webapp...
>
> Dave
>
> Erik Bruchez wrote:
>>
>> I don't have an answer to these questions. I see the API for this  
>> here:
>>
>>   http://www.docjar.com/docs/api/com/lowagie/text/pdf/BaseFont.html#createFont
>>
>> Try to ask the question on the iText forums. It would be good to be  
>> able to resolve font paths relatively.
>>
>> -Erik
>>
>> On Jul 22, 2008, at 5:05 AM, VG wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>> I managed to refer to external fonts in PDF template processor  
>>> config file á
>>> la
>>>
>>> <group ref="/foo"
>>> font-family="/usr/local/jboss/server/default/deploy/ops.war/WEB-
>>> INF/resources/apps/projectx/fonts/myfont.ttf">
>>>
>>> Using absolute path is not so handy when transferring ops.war to  
>>> another
>>> machine...
>>>
>>> From what I understood from the Java code, the path is passed  
>>> directly to iText
>>> stuff.
>>>
>>> It looks like relative font-paths or oxf: -type paths are not  
>>> recognized.
>>>
>>> My question is, could somebody
>>> a) tell me why relative path does not work (may working directory  
>>> issue?)
>>> b) advise how I could add oxf: -support to font-family attribute ?
>>>
>>> Thx in advance for your insights,
>>> VG
>>>
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