On Jun 2, 2008, at 4:49 AM, Cam Bazz wrote:
> Well, this is a very common problem. If the pdf has embedded fonts,
> many software can not extract the font correctly - especially if
> the embedded font has custom encoding.
>
Any software that can't extract text with embedded fonts is BROKEN
and should be tossed in the trash where it belongs! PDF has
supported embedded fonts and custom encodings since version 1.0 (yes,
it's ENTIRE LIFE!). Embedding of fonts is a requirement for all of
the ISO "subset" standards of PDF (PDF/X, PDF/A and PDF/E). To not
support it correctly and properly means stupid programmers and bad
software.
> I am interested in a solution for changing the font of the pdf
> document as well, programatically.
>
Changing the font for non-embeds has already been discussed.
Changing it for embedded fonts is difficult->impossible... There are
some tools out there that attempt to it - but not all succeed...
> The only solution I found, is to use pdflib TET, to extract word
> based - or glyph based info from the pdf, and use itext to form, a
> new, restructured pdf document. depending on the detail of the
> original pdf your milage might vary.
>
OUCH!!!
Leonard
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