module HexaPDF::FontLoader::Standard14

This module is used for providing the standard 14 PDF fonts.

available_fonts(_document)¶

Returns a hash of the form 'font_name => [variants, …]' of the standard 14 PDF fonts.

call(document, name, variant: :none, custom_encoding: false, **)¶

Creates a new font object backed by the AFM font metrics read from the file or IO stream.

document: The PDF document to associate the font object with.
name: The name of the built-in font. One of Times, Helvetica, Courier, Symbol or ZapfDingbats.
variant: The font variant. Can be :none, :bold, :italic, :bold_italic for Times, Helvetica and Courier; and must be :none for Symbol and ZapfDingbats.
custom_encoding: For Times, Helvetica and Courier the standard encoding WinAnsiEncoding is used. If this option is not wanted because access to other glyphs is needed, set this to true