Finally, we were able to solve the Arial Italic and Bold problems. Using Metalink Note 261879.1, it was relatively straightforward to add the font.
The steps to follow are:
1) Transfer the Arial fonts (ttf version) from Windows to UNIX. Make note of this directory.
2) Use the open source program ttf2afm to generate Adobe Font Metrics [...]
One of the more frustating experience you can have when migrating to Oracle Forms 10g is the fonts problem.
In Oracle Forms 6i, users are generally standardized on Windows and in this way, they have access to the usual fonts such as Arial, Times Roman, Courrier and Courrier New. When printing reports, either direct or through [...]
Enterprise IT Tools and Thoughts, dealing mainly with Oracle Developer tools (Forms & Reports)
By Hafed Benteftifa
