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ps_findfontLoads a font Description
int ps_findfont(
resource $psdoc ,string $fontname ,string $encoding ,bool $embed = false ) 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
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. See Also
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