[reportlab-users] Missing Font files

[Robin Becker]

John W wrote:

> Hi

> 

> Trying to use a script that uses  the call renderPM.drawToFile

> 

> but it falls over with

> 

>    raise RenderPMError, "Can't setFont(%s) missing the T1 

> files?\nOriginally %s

> : %s" % (fontName,s1,s2)

> reportlab.graphics.renderPM.RenderPMError: Can't setFont(Helvetica) 

> missing the

> T1 files?

> Originally <type 'exceptions.TypeError'>: makeT1Font() argument 2 must 

> be string

> , not None

> 

> I've only just installed ReportLab so probably missed something vital 

> about setting up the fonts. I checked the search path in rl_config.py 

> but the paths seemed to include directories where my fonts are.

> 

> The call renderPDF.drawToFile works fine

> 

> Can anyone point me to the document that tells me how to set up the 

> fonts? I feel I've followed all the steps in the userguide for 

> installation but :-(

> 

> I was going to search the archives of this list but it doesn't look like 

> that is possible, emails archived in one month blocks and no apparent 

> search facility; or I'm not looking in the right place.

> 

> Thanks in advance.

> 

> john

.........

I think this arises for lack of the base type1 font files. You can get the files 
here

http://www.reportlab.com/ftp/pfbfer.zip

just expand the files into your installed reportlab/fonts dir

-- 
Robin Becker