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∟RenderX XEP Font Configurations

This chapter provides tutorial notes and example codes on RenderX XEP font configurations. Topics include RenderX XEP configuration file; generic font mapping; Adobe Base-14 font definitions; Windows font definitions; adding SimHei font for Chinese characters.

XEP Font Configuration Settings

XEP Predefined Font Test

Configuring SimHei Font for Chinese Characters

Takeaways:

• RenderX XEP uses a configuration file, xep.xml, to manage formatting options and font definitions.
• XSL-FO generic fonts are mapped to Adobe Base-14 fonts.
• Adobe Base-14 fonts and some Windows fonts are predefined.
• SimHei font can be easily added to support Chinese characters.
• SimHei TTF font file is located in C:\Windows\fonts\simehi.ttf.

Table of Contents

 About This Book

 Introduction of XSL-FO

 Apache™ FOP (Formatting Objects Processor)

 RenderX XEP as an XSL-FO Tool

 Introduction of Area Model

 XSL-FO Document Basics and Examples

 Page Layout Masters

 Block-Level Formatting Objects

 Inline-Level Formatting Objects

 Including Graphics in XSL-FO document

 Table of Rows and Columns

 List, Item, Label, and Body

 Floating Blocks - "float" and "footnote"

 Hyperlinks, Table of Contents and Indexes

 Headers and Footers using "static-content"

 Font Attributes and Font Families

 Apache FOP Font Configurations

►RenderX XEP Font Configurations

 Converting HTML to PDF

 References

 Full Version in PDF/ePUB

RenderX XEP Font Configurations - Updated in 2024, by Herong Yang