EUDC.vb
''
'' This code is part of Document Solutions for PDF demos.
'' Copyright (c) MESCIUS inc. All rights reserved.
''
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Drawing
Imports GrapeCity.Documents.Pdf
Imports GrapeCity.Documents.Text
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.Linq
Imports GCTEXT = GrapeCity.Documents.Text
Imports GCDRAW = GrapeCity.Documents.Drawing

'' Shows how to render private use Unicode characters (PUA) with custom EUDC fonts (.tte).
Public Class EUDC
    Function CreatePDF(ByVal stream As Stream) As Integer
        '' Test string using EUDC codes and two regular chars (& and !): 0xE620 0xE621 0xE622 0xE624 & 0xE623 !
        Const tstr = "&!"
        '' Set up:
        Dim doc = New GcPdfDocument()
        Dim page = doc.NewPage()
        Dim g = page.Graphics
        Dim tf = New TextFormat() With {.FontSize = 20}
        Dim rc = Util.AddNote(
                "This sample demonstrates how to render private use Unicode characters (PUA) with custom EUDC fonts (.tte)." + vbLf +
                "A GrapeCity.Documents.Text.Font can be created from an EUDC .tte file, " +
                "and linked to one or more fonts using Font.AddEudcFont() method.",
                page)
        Const dy = 36.0F
        Dim ip = New PointF(rc.X, rc.Bottom + dy / 2)

        '' Use FontCollection to allow fetching fonts by family names:
        Dim fc = New FontCollection()

        '' Assign the font collection to the graphics so that MeasureString/DrawString
        '' methods on the graphics can find fallback fonts:
        g.FontCollection = fc

        '' Register some regular fonts with the FontCollection:
        fc.RegisterFont(Path.Combine("Resources", "Fonts", "arial.ttf"))
        fc.RegisterFont(Path.Combine("Resources", "Fonts", "times.ttf"))
        fc.RegisterFont(Path.Combine("Resources", "Fonts", "yumin.ttf"))
        fc.RegisterFont(Path.Combine("Resources", "Fonts", "msgothic.ttc"))
        fc.RegisterFont(Path.Combine("Resources", "Fonts", "YuGothR.ttc"))

        '' Tell the font collection to use Yu Mincho as a fallback:
        fc.AppendFallbackFonts(fc.FindFamilyName("Yu Mincho"))

        '' Using Arial font renders the test string as empty rectangles, as suitable glyphs are not present in Arial:
        tf.Font = fc.FindFamilyName("Arial", False, False)
        g.DrawString($"Arial: {tstr} (no EUDC font has been linked yet)", tf, ip)
        ip.Y += dy

        '' Load two custome EUDC fonts:
        Dim eudcF0 = GCTEXT.Font.FromFile(Path.Combine("Resources", "Fonts", "Eudc0.tte"))
        Dim eudcF1 = GCTEXT.Font.FromFile(Path.Combine("Resources", "Fonts", "Eudc1.tte"))

        '' Link one EUDC font to Arial - now in strings rendered with Arial, EUDC chars will be looked up in this font:
        Dim fnt = fc.FindFamilyName("Arial")
        fnt.AddEudcFont(eudcF0)
        '' Ditto for Yu Mincho font:
        fnt = fc.FindFamilyName("Yu Mincho")
        fnt.AddEudcFont(eudcF0)
        '' Link another EUDC font to Yu Gothic:
        fnt = fc.FindFamilyName("Yu Gothic")
        fnt.AddEudcFont(eudcF1)

        '' Render strings with EUDC chars using fonts to which our custom EUDC font is linked:
        tf.Font = fc.FindFamilyName("Arial", False, False)
        g.DrawString($"Arial, linked with Eudc0.tte: {tstr}", tf, ip)
        ip.Y += dy
        tf.Font = fc.FindFileName("times.ttf")
        g.DrawString($"Times, fallback via Yu Mincho: {tstr}", tf, ip)
        ip.Y += dy
        tf.Font = fc.FindFamilyName("MS Gothic")
        g.DrawString($"MS Gothic, fallback via Yu Mincho: {tstr}", tf, ip)
        ip.Y += dy
        tf.Font = fc.FindFamilyName("Yu Gothic")
        g.DrawString($"Yu Gothic, linked with Eudc1.tte: {tstr}", tf, ip)
        ip.Y += dy

        '' FontCollection adds some services (like font lookup by family name),
        '' but EUDC fonts can be linked to fonts that are not in a collection:
        fnt = GCTEXT.Font.FromFile(Path.Combine("Resources", "Fonts", "Gabriola.ttf"))
        fnt.AddEudcFont(eudcF0)
        tf.Font = fnt
        g.DrawString($"Gabriola Font, linked with Eudc0.tte: {tstr}", tf, ip)
        ip.Y += dy
        ''
        '' Done:
        doc.Save(stream)
        Return doc.Pages.Count
    End Function
End Class