On Mon, 2004-04-19 at 01:42, scribusbugs at bradney.info wrote: > The following bug has been RESOLVED. > ====================================================================== > http://scribus.bradney.info/bug_view_advanced_page.php?bug_id=0000462 [snip] > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > linuxlingam - 04-18-2004 20:44 CEST > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > on the left page, the gradient of black turned to 100% black from a light > tint. > on the right, the tint of black in a polygon turned to 100% black. > all this in the pdf version of the sla. > pdf transparacy was checked in preferences, to on. > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
that's the problem i have described. > plinnell - 04-18-2004 22:08 CEST > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Looking at the "Click to Submit Button", I can see the issue. It is a bit > confusing as a UI issue and also a limitation of PDF forms field > formatting. this is an area which needs more documentation. > > The correct way to format text for annotations and buttons is to select > the text field right click > "Field Properties" and select the font and > colors from there. To my knowledge, form fields, buttons and other > interactive PDF fields are limited to the "base 14 fonts" which are > included with Acro Reader. > > Moreover, you cannot directly apply gradients and tints to form fields, > but you *can* define custom colors. This is a limitation of the PDF spec. > The idea is that a form created for Acro Reader will only use fonts which > the Reader supplies itself - thus maintaining layout and sizing as > intended. er.. that's some other problem, not in this bug. please check the files i have uploaded to the bug as well. am not talking about text fields etc. am talking about text frames, with gradients and tints, that export with tints reset to 100%. ??! LL
