Fonts in the User Interface

9-6 Publishing Reports to the Web with Oracle Reports Services Please note the section will be different if you are using a different PostScript level in your uiprint.txt. Refer to Section 9.4, Font Aliasing . To add PCL fonts: In order to use a new font in Oracle Reports, you must have the HPD printer definition and TFM files for your printer. The HPD file can be copied from an existing one. You must be sure that the file is suitable for your printer; fonts referenced in this file should be available on your printer. If the TFM files fonts are not available on Oracle Reports installation, you must contact your fontprinter supplier. The new TFM files must be added to the HPD file under a unique font name. 1. In the HPD, you will have to add the new font entry. For example if the new font is Codedreineun then include a new line such as: FONT= Codedreineun tfm=9nb17035.tfm 2. Copy the associated TFM file into the TFM directory: ORACLE_HOMEguicommontkadminTFM 3. Modify the alias file, if necessary, as described in Section 9.2.2.1, Adding fonts on UNIX for the PostScript printers. The section in which the mapping is done should be [PCL].

9.2.2.2 Adding fonts on Windows

For adding a new font on Windows, refer to your operating system documentation on adding a new font. If the new font has a character set that is compatible with Oracle Reports Builder, the new font will appear in the font picker.

9.3 Font Configuration Files

This section describes all of the files associated with font configuration for Oracle Reports: ■ uiprint.txt UNIX only ■ screenprinter.ppd UNIX only ■ uifont.ali ■ PPD and AFM files UNIX only ■ HPD and TFM files UNIX only ■ Tk2Motif.rgb UNIX only uiprint.txt UNIX only The printer configuration file contains a list of printers installed for the application along with the type of the printer, its version, and the printer definition file. The list of Note: Beginning in Oracle Reports 11g Release 1 11.1.1, configuration of fonts should be done only through Oracle Enterprise Manager. Refer to Chapter 7, Administering Oracle Reports Services Using Oracle Enterprise Manager , Section 7.9.1, Configuring Fonts for information about updating configuration settings through Oracle Enterprise Manager.