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package org.pentaho.reporting.libraries.fonts.registry;
import java.io.Serializable;
/**
* Creation-Date: 07.11.2005, 19:07:09
*
* @author Thomas Morgner
*/
public interface FontRecord extends Serializable {
/**
* Returns the family for this record.
*
* @return the font family.
*/
public FontFamily getFamily();
/**
* Returns true, if this font corresponds to a bold version of the font. A font-renderer that renders a font that does
* not provide a bold face must emulate the boldness using other means.
* <p/>
* The font should *not* lie here and say 'true', if it does not contain bold glyphs, as this will make it impossible
* to differentiate between native bold fonts and fonts for which the renderer will have to provide boldness.
*
* @return true, if the font provides bold glyphs, false otherwise.
*/
public boolean isBold();
/**
* Returns true, if this font includes italic glyphs. Italics is different from oblique, as certain glyphs (most
* notably the lowercase 'f') will have a different appearance, making the font look more like a script font. A
* font-renderer that renders a font that does not provide an italic face must emulate the italics using other means.
* <p/>
* The font should *not* lie here and say 'true', if it does not contain italic glyphs, as this will make it
* impossible to differentiate between native italics fonts and fonts for which the renderer will have to provide the
* italics style.
*
* @return true, if the font is italic.
*/
public boolean isItalic();
/**
* Returns tue, if this font's italic mode is in fact some sort of being oblique. An oblique font's glyphs are
* sheared, but they are not made to look more script like. A font-renderer that renders a font that does not provide
* a oblique face must emulate the oblique-mode using other means.
* <p/>
* The font should *not* lie here and say 'true', if it does not contain oblique glyphs, as this will make it
* impossible to differentiate between native oblique fonts and fonts for which the renderer will have to provide the
* oblique style.
*
* @return true, if the font is oblique. All italic fonts are also oblique.
*/
public boolean isOblique();
public FontIdentifier getIdentifier();
}