OTF-Fonts in TCPDF

[anmu]

According to the main features of TCPDF this should support OpenType and OpenType Unicode fonts. However, this does not work with me. I use the latest version (6.2.11)

If I do this (from here: http://www.tcpdf.org/fonts.php):
-->
$fontname = TCPDF_FONTS::addTTFfont('newfont.otf', 'OpenTypeUnicode', '', 32);
$pdf->SetFont($fontname, '', 14, '', true);
<--

I get this error:

"TCPDF ERROR: Could not include font definition file: "

That's because the value of $fontname is "FALSE" and then SetFont not working.
I then tried it with the command line:

./tcpdf_addfont.php -i newfont.otf

This does not work either:
-->

Converting fonts for TCPDF:
*** Output dir set to /var/www/public_html/inc/tcpdf/fonts/
--- ERROR: can't add newfont.otf
--- Process completed with ERRORS!
<--

I have tried this with different fonts, which also use my Windows system (eg BirchStd.otf, AdobeArabic-Bold.otf), always with the same result.

Supports TCPDF OTF fonts not correct? (https://sourceforge.net/p/tcpdf/discussion/435311/thread/52b69364/#2e63)

Is there any way to use .otf fonts with TCPDF?

Best regards
AM

[epistaxis]

On Wed, 19 Aug 2015 15:30:32 +0000
"anmu" anmu@users.sf.net wrote:

Is there any way to use .otf fonts with TCPDF?

Yup, I use OTF Switzera ADF Light Cd font formerly prepared this way:

• Copy <zefontthatiwantsobadlyformywonderfulpdf>.otf in, let say
  tcpdf/fonts/MYOWNFONTS
• Install fontforge and launch it
• Open an OTF font file
• Element > Font Info > Layers Tab: Check 'All layers quadratic'
• Edit > Select > Select All (do not use CTRL-A: it doesn't work)
• Hints > AutoInstr
• File > Generate Fonts (make sure TrueType is selected)
• Hit the OK button

That should do the trick: creating .ttf file
that you will move one level below (in tcpdf/fonts).

After that, import your font as you'd do with any other TTF.

Jean-Yves