class HexaPDF::Type::Font

Parent	HexaPDF::Dictionary

Represents a generic font object.

This class is the base class for all font objects, be it simple fonts or composite fonts.

Name	Type/Allowed Values	Required	Default Value
Type	Symbol	true	:Font
ToUnicode	HexaPDF::Stream or Hash	false	nil

bounding_box()¶

Returns the bounding box of the font or nil if it is not found.

embedded?()¶

Returns true if the font is embedded.

font_file()¶

Returns the embeeded font file object or nil if the font is not embedded.

font_wrapper()¶

Retrieves the font wrapper that is needed when this font is used for text output. Returns nil if this font can’t be used for text output.

Note: For internal use only!

font_wrapper=(font)¶

Sets the font wrapper.

glyph_scaling_factor()¶

Returns the glyph scaling factor for transforming from glyph space to text space.

must_be_indirect?()¶

Font objects must always be indirect.

to_utf8(code)¶

Returns the UTF-8 string for the given character code, or calls the configuration option ‘font.on_missing_unicode_mapping’ if no mapping was found.