Thanks for the responses. To clarify, if I want to force outlining, I check "subset" in the PDF export dialog?
-matt > Riku Leino napisa??(a): > > Matt Haber wrote: > >> A printer that I would like to use (PSPrint.com) specifies that fonts > >> must be outline in PDFs. > >> > >> I'm a bit confused as to how to force this behavior. The Wiki seems > >> to suggest that outlining is an unhappy outcome that happens with > >> bad fonts. If I click on "convert to outline," all of my formatting > >> seems to go away, so that doesn't seem to be the right option. > >> > >> What is the best way to proceed? > > > > I'm not 100% sure on this one but when exporting to PDF you could select > > all > > your fonts to be subsetted. I'm not sure if there's a proper subsetting > > applied to any font type in Scribus atm but it currently converts texts to > > outlines instead (unless this is a generally accepted way of subsetting, > > feels more like a hack to me). Please someone correct me if I'm wrong here. > > > > Anyway somehow I feel it would be better to have a third listbox in the > > font > > page of PDF export dialog for outlining and only allow fonts that can be > > properly subsetted to be appended to the subset listbox. > > 100% ack about the need to improve the font tab in PDF export dialog -- > e.g. nothing against converting fonts to outlines, but this procedure > shouldn't be called "Subsetting", it simply misleads users. The RFE > #3701 http://bugs.scribus.net/view.php?id=3701 contains some improvement > ideas and explanations from Scribus team members, please add yours there. > > M. > > > > > ___________________________________________________________ > Telefonate ohne weitere Kosten vom PC zum PC: http://messenger.yahoo.de > _______________________________________________ > Scribus mailing list > Scribus at nashi.altmuehlnet.de > http://nashi.altmuehlnet.de/mailman/listinfo/scribus X-PMFLAGS: 16384 0 1 INETSIG.PMS -- Matt Haber dance, portrait and fashion photography http://www.matthaber.com
