iReport 4.7.1 - New Font Installation

If you want to use Traditional Chinese Font (such as 細明體) in the jasper report, you should install a new font in your iReport and create a jar file for your project classpath.

The installation of a new font is going to be demonstrated in the following.
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• Go to C drive >> Window >> Fonts >> Copy the font (i.e. .ttf file under C:\WINDOWS\Fonts) you want to iReport Installed Path (\iReport-4.7.1\ireport\fonts)
• Open iReport Designer >> Select Tools >> Option

•  Select "Fonts" tab and click "Install Font" button

• Click "Browse" button and select the corresponding .ttf file. Click "Next" button
• Select PDF Encoding 

Note:  If there is an exception thrown (e.g. "Unsupported Encoding Exception: UniCNS-UCS2-H", "Identity-H" (UTF8) should be used for PDF Encoding. It is because Java doesn't know UniCNS-UCS2-H encoding but UTF8 Encodeing.

• After installation, you can check the irfonts.xml file under (\iReport-4.7.1\ireport\fonts). You can find that the Font Family inserted.

• Export the newly installed font as jar file and place the jar in both your project classpath and server lib folder.