I use the gsviewer for testing and I never get any warnings about TT fonts.
Paulo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Mogielnicki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Post all your questions about iText here" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 7:15 PM Subject: Re: [iText-questions] Problem with Embedded fonts >I found the fonts that the program was using and not embedding. > (Thank you Paulo). I removed them. Ghostscript was upgraded to 8.54. > Now I get a better error message from pdf2ps: > > "**** Warning: An error occurred while reading an XREF table. > **** The file has been damaged. This may have been caused > **** by a problem while converting or transfering the file. > **** Ghostscript will attempt to recover the data. > GPL Ghostscript 8.54: Failed to interpret TT instructions in font > 80000002. Continue ignoring instructions of the font." > > Can anyone offer any information to the source of this problem? > > In this document, I am embedding Verdana.ttf, Verdanab.ttf and > Wingdings.ttf. In the PDF, iText is used to create simple > (PdfPTables) tables. Wingdings is used to create check box symbols. > > Do fonts need to be upgraded? Is the ttf format cross platform? Can > anyone recommend a site that might have free fonts? > > Thanks in advance for any and all help, > -Jeff > > > > On 8/9/06, Paulo Soares <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I saw the PDF and one of the Verdana fonts is not embedded. You can check >> it >> in Acrobat in "document properties -> fonts". >> >> Paulo >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Paulo Soares" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "Post all your questions about iText here" >> <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 11:22 PM >> Subject: Re: [iText-questions] Problem with Embedded fonts >> >> >> > It would help to see one of those PDFs. >> > >> > Paulo >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "Jeff Mogielnicki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > To: <[email protected]> >> > Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 10:51 PM >> > Subject: [iText-questions] Problem with Embedded fonts >> > >> > >> >>I am using Itext(1.3.4) to create pdfs, and using hylafax(v4.2.1) as >> >> the fax server to fax them. I use gnu-hylafax(v0.0.8.3) as the Java >> >> API to hylafax. >> >> >> >> Hylafax uses GhostScript to convert the PDFs to gs to fax them. About >> >> 30% of the faxes fail because the hylafax converter program (pdf2ps) >> >> determined that there was a problem: >> >> >> >> "**** Warning: An error occurred while reading an XREF table. >> >> **** The file has been damaged. This may have been caused >> >> **** by a problem while converting or transfering the file. >> >> **** Ghostscript will attempt to recover the data. >> >> Error: /ioerror in --readstring-- >> >> <...snipped...> >> >> Check any PostScript documents for non-standard fonts and invalid >> >> constructs." >> >> >> >> All the PDFs in appear fine when viewed in the Acrobat viewer. When I >> >> view them in GS (solaris v8.14) it appears fine, but this message is >> >> shown: >> >> >> >> "Loading NimbusSanL-Regu font from >> >> /usr/local/share/ghostscript/8.14/lib/fonts/n019003l.pfb... 2257168 >> >> 902873 2169348 879445 3 done. >> >> **** Warning: Fonts with Subtype = /TrueType should be embedded. >> >> But Verdana is not embedded. >> >> Scanning /usr/openwin/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/outline for fonts... 16 >> >> files, 15 scanned, 0 new fonts. >> >> Substituting font Helvetica for Verdana." >> >> >> >> My document uses the Verdana True type font. I embed it in the code >> >> by: >> >> >> >> ... >> >> bfVerdana = BaseFont.createFont(FONTDIR + >> >> BODYFONTNAME, BaseFont.CP1252, BaseFont.EMBEDDED); >> >> fontVerdana10 = new Font(bfVerdana, 10, Font.NORMAL); >> >> ... >> >> >> >> Does anyone have any thoughts on why GS and pdf2ps don't recognize the >> >> embedded font? >> >> >> >> Thanks in advance for any and all help. Please let me know if I can >> >> give more information. >> >> >> >> -Jeff >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, >> >> security? >> >> Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job >> >> easier >> >> Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache >> >> Geronimo >> >> http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> iText-questions mailing list >> >> [email protected] >> >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > Using Tomcat but need to do more? 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