org.proteinshader.graphics.typography
Interface GlyphSetFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

GLF2GlyphSetFactory

public interface GlyphSetFactory

Defines the interface for a factory that can read glyphs from a source and produce a GlyphSet object.

Method Summary

GlyphSet	readGlyphSet(Properties p) Reads information from a source and constructs a GlyphSet object.
void	setDebug(boolean debug) Setting debug to true will activate several print statements that are useful for troubleshooting.

Method Detail

readGlyphSet

GlyphSet readGlyphSet(Properties p)
                      throws GlyphException

Reads information from a source and constructs a GlyphSet object.

The Properties object given as an argument will hold information on the GlyphSet to be read from some source.

Parameters:

p - a Properties object is a type of hash.

Returns:

A GlyphSet that holds Glyph objects.

Throws:

GlyphException

setDebug

void setDebug(boolean debug)

Setting debug to true will activate several print statements that are useful for troubleshooting.

Parameters:

debug - boolean value to turn debugging on or off.