FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
jsdk 6.02

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
windows 2003

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
use Font.createFont(int type, File fontFile) to create a type 1 Font.
it couldn't generate the glyph with the give font file.

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
run under windows

__________ source code ___________

Font javaFont=Font.createFont(Font.TYPE1_FONT,new File("cour.pfa"));
            javaFont=javaFont.deriveFont(Font.BOLD,20);
            BufferedImage bi=new BufferedImage(600, 400, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB);
            Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) bi.getGraphics();
            g2.setColor(Color.WHITE);
            g2.setFont(javaFont);
            g2.drawString("test string", 100,100);
            ImageIO.write(bi, "png", new File("new.png"));

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
a PNG image with white text -- test string on it
ACTUAL -
a blank PNG image with nothing on it

ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
no error message

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

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__________ source code ___________

Font javaFont=Font.createFont(Font.TYPE1_FONT,new File("cour.pfa"));
            javaFont=javaFont.deriveFont(Font.BOLD,20);
            BufferedImage bi=new BufferedImage(600, 400, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_RGB);
            Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D) bi.getGraphics();
            g2.setColor(Color.WHITE);
            g2.setFont(javaFont);
            g2.drawString("test string", 100,100);
            ImageIO.write(bi, "png", new File("new.png"));


the cour.pfa:


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CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
Couldn't find a workaround. it looks like the createFont is platform dependent.

currently, we have to try to convert Type 1 Font to true type and tolerate the information lost