Font

A font.

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Methods:

addEventListener, checkOpenTypeFeature, createSubsetFont, getElements, removeEventListener, toSource, toSpecifier

Objects:

Boolean, EventListeners, Events, FontStatus, FontTypes, Number, Object, String,

Property Listing

Property	Type	Access	Description
allowEditableEmbedding	Boolean	readonly	If true, the font can be embedded.
allowOutlines	Boolean	readonly	If true, the font can be converted to outlines.
allowPDFEmbedding	Boolean	readonly	If true, the font can be embedded in a PDF document.
allowPrinting	Boolean	readonly	If true, the can font be printed.
designAxesName	Array of String	readonly	The name of design axes in variable font.
designAxesRange	Array of Arrays of 2 Reals.	readonly	Range of design axes in variable font. Can return: Array of Arrays of 2 Reals.
designAxesValues	Array of Number	readonly	Value of design axes in variable font.
eventListeners	EventListeners EventListener	readonly	A collection of event listeners.
events	Events Event	readonly	A collection of events.
fontFamily	String	readonly	The name of the font family
fontStyleName	String	readonly	The name of the font style.
fontStyleNameNative	String	readonly	The native name of the font style.
fontType	FontTypes FontTypes.ATC FontTypes.BITMAP FontTypes.CID FontTypes.OCF FontTypes.OPENTYPE_CFF FontTypes.OPENTYPE_CID FontTypes.OPENTYPE_TT FontTypes.TRUETYPE FontTypes.TYPE_1 FontTypes.UNKNOWN	readonly	The type of font.
fullName	String	readonly	The full font name.
fullNameNative	String	readonly	The full native name of the font.
index	Number	readonly	The index of the Font within its containing object.
isValid	Boolean	readonly	Returns true if the object specifier resolves to valid objects.
location	String	readonly	The full path to the Font.
name	String	readonly	The name of the Font.
numDesignAxes	Number	readonly	Number of design axes in variable font.
ordering	String	readonly	The ordering of a CID font.
parent	Application Document	readonly	The parent of the Font (a Document or Application).
platformName	String	readonly	The platform font name.
postscriptName	String	readonly	The PostScript name of the font.
properties	Object	read/write	A property that allows setting of several properties at the same time.
registry	String	readonly	The registry of a CID font.
restrictedPrinting	Boolean	readonly	If true, the font allows only restricted printing.
status	FontStatus FontStatus.FAUXED FontStatus.INSTALLED FontStatus.NOT_AVAILABLE FontStatus.SUBSTITUTED FontStatus.UNKNOWN	readonly	The status of the font.
version	String	readonly	The font version.
writingScript	Number	readonly	The writing script.

Method Listing

EventListener addEventListener (eventType:String, handler:Varies File JavaScriptFunction, [captures:Boolean=Boolean])

Adds an event listener.

Parameter	Type	Description
eventType	String	The event type.
handler	File JavaScriptFunction	The event handler. Can accept: File or JavaScript Function.
captures	Boolean	This parameter is obsolete. (Optional) (default: false)

Parameter

Type

Description

eventType

String

The event type.

handler

File

JavaScriptFunction

The event handler. Can accept: File or JavaScript Function.

captures

Boolean

This parameter is obsolete. (Optional)

(default: false)

Boolean checkOpenTypeFeature (using:Varies OpenTypeFeature String)

Checks whether the font supports the specified OpenType feature.

Parameter	Type	Description
using	OpenTypeFeature OpenTypeFeature.ALL_SMALL_CAPS_FEATURE OpenTypeFeature.CONTEXTUAL_ALTERNATES_FEATURE OpenTypeFeature.DEFAULT_FIGURE_STYLE_FEATURE OpenTypeFeature.DENOMINATOR_FEATURE OpenTypeFeature.DISCRETIONARY_LIGATURES_FEATURE OpenTypeFeature.FRACTIONS_FEATURE OpenTypeFeature.JUSTIFICATION_ALTERNATE OpenTypeFeature.LOW OpenTypeFeature.NUMERATOR_FEATURE OpenTypeFeature.ORDINAL_FEATURE OpenTypeFeature.OVERLAP_SWASH OpenTypeFeature.PROPORTIONAL_LINING_FEATURE OpenTypeFeature.PROPORTIONAL_OLDSTYLE_FEATURE OpenTypeFeature.STRETCHED_ALTERNATE OpenTypeFeature.STYLISTIC_ALTERNATE OpenTypeFeature.SUBSCRIPT_FEATURE OpenTypeFeature.SUPERSCRIPT_FEATURE OpenTypeFeature.SWASH_FEATURE OpenTypeFeature.TABULAR_LINING_FEATURE OpenTypeFeature.TABULAR_OLDSTYLE_FEATURE OpenTypeFeature.TITLING_FEATURE String	The OpenType feature to check for, specified either as an OpenType feature or a string. Can accept: OpenTypeFeature enumerator or String.

Parameter

Type

Description

using

OpenTypeFeature

OpenTypeFeature.ALL_SMALL_CAPS_FEATURE

OpenTypeFeature.CONTEXTUAL_ALTERNATES_FEATURE

OpenTypeFeature.DEFAULT_FIGURE_STYLE_FEATURE

OpenTypeFeature.DENOMINATOR_FEATURE

OpenTypeFeature.DISCRETIONARY_LIGATURES_FEATURE

OpenTypeFeature.FRACTIONS_FEATURE

OpenTypeFeature.JUSTIFICATION_ALTERNATE

OpenTypeFeature.LOW

OpenTypeFeature.NUMERATOR_FEATURE

OpenTypeFeature.ORDINAL_FEATURE

OpenTypeFeature.OVERLAP_SWASH

OpenTypeFeature.PROPORTIONAL_LINING_FEATURE

OpenTypeFeature.PROPORTIONAL_OLDSTYLE_FEATURE

OpenTypeFeature.STRETCHED_ALTERNATE

OpenTypeFeature.STYLISTIC_ALTERNATE

OpenTypeFeature.SUBSCRIPT_FEATURE

OpenTypeFeature.SUPERSCRIPT_FEATURE

OpenTypeFeature.SWASH_FEATURE

OpenTypeFeature.TABULAR_LINING_FEATURE

OpenTypeFeature.TABULAR_OLDSTYLE_FEATURE

OpenTypeFeature.TITLING_FEATURE

String

The OpenType feature to check for, specified either as an OpenType feature or a string. Can accept: OpenTypeFeature enumerator or String.

undefined createSubsetFont (charactersForSubset:String, fontDestination:File)

Create a copy of the font with just enough information to render the list of characters given.

Parameter	Type	Description
charactersForSubset	String	String with all the characters used in the resulting font.
fontDestination	File	File location for the new font.

Font getElements ()

Resolves the object specifier, creating an array of object references.

Boolean removeEventListener (eventType:String, handler:Varies File JavaScriptFunction, [captures:Boolean=Boolean])

Removes the event listener.

Parameter	Type	Description
eventType	String	The registered event type.
handler	File JavaScriptFunction	The registered event handler. Can accept: File or JavaScript Function.
captures	Boolean	This parameter is obsolete. (Optional) (default: false)

Parameter

Type

Description

eventType

String

The registered event type.

handler

File

JavaScriptFunction

The registered event handler. Can accept: File or JavaScript Function.

captures

Boolean