MultipleMaster JDK 1.6)

public Font deriveMMFont (float[] axes)

Creates a new instance of a multiple master font based on the design axis values contained in the specified array.

Creates a new instance of a multiple master font based on the design
axis values contained in the specified array. The size of the array
must correspond to the value returned from
getNumDesignAxes and the values of the array elements
must fall within limits specified by
getDesignAxesLimits. In case of an error,
null is returned.
Returns: a {@link Font} object that is an instance of MultipleMaster and is based on the design axis values provided by axes.
Parameters:
- axes - an array containing axis values

public Font deriveMMFont (float[] glyphWidths, float avgStemWidth, float typicalCapHeight, float typicalXHeight, float italicAngle)

Creates a new instance of a multiple master font based on detailed metric information.

Creates a new instance of a multiple master font based on detailed metric
information. In case of an error, null is returned.
Returns: a Font object that is an instance of MultipleMaster and is based on the specified metric information.
Parameters:
- glyphWidths - an array of floats representing the desired width of each glyph in font space
- avgStemWidth - the average stem width for the overall font in font space
- typicalCapHeight - the height of a typical upper case char
- typicalXHeight - the height of a typical lower case char
- italicAngle - the angle at which the italics lean, in degrees counterclockwise from vertical

public float getDesignAxisDefaults ()

Returns an array of default design values for each axis.

Returns an array of default design values for each axis. For example,
the default value for weight could be 1.6. The values are returned
in the same order returned by getDesignAxisNames.
Returns: an array of default design values for each axis.

public String getDesignAxisNames ()

Returns the name for each design axis.

public float getDesignAxisRanges ()

Returns an array of design limits interleaved in the form [from->to] for each axis.

Returns an array of design limits interleaved in the form [from->to]
for each axis. For example,
design limits for weight could be from 0.1 to 1.0. The values are
returned in the same order returned by
getDesignAxisNames.
Returns: an array of design limits for each axis.

public int getNumDesignAxes ()

Returns the number of multiple master design controls.