Example edits to the fontsConfig.xml file - j5 - 30 - Installation & Upgrade - Hexagon

The following steps provide an example of the changes that need to be made to the fontsConfig.xml file when using the SimSun-ExtB font.

Edit the fontsConfig.xml file

The following edits need to be made to the fontsConfig.xml file. The file is found here: C:/ProgramData/j5/generated_files/reporting-service.

1. Find the line:

   <composite-font name="all-fonts">

2. Add font-family="SimSun-ExtB" to the end of the composite-font tag as follows:

   <composite-font name="all-fonts" font-family="SimSun-ExtB">

3. Add a new block tag between the composite-font tags as follows:

   <block name="ExtB" range-start="a4cf" range-end="2a6df" index="1" font-family="SimSun-ExtB" />

4. Find the line:

   <font-encodings>

5. Add a new encoding tag between the font-encoding tags as follows:

   <encoding font-family="SimSun-ExtB" encoding="GB18030" />

6. Save your changes.

Install simsun-extb font family

Complete the following steps after editing the fontsConfig.xml file as shown above:

1. Download the "simsun-extb" font-family.

2. Unzip the contents of the simsun-extb folder.

3. Double-click on the simsunb.ttf file and then select Install.

4. Open the j5 System Management Console. Change the following fields on the Server Settings node to True:

   • Embed PDF fonts

   • Enable PDF/A exports

5. Run j5Setup to save the new configuration.