I tried hitting the "outline all" button, but no go. I *think* I'm using Arial, but it seems the font dialog sometimes defaults to a weird system font, though I don't think it is actually selecting that font.
Just FYI - the point size I am using is between 150 and 250 points. I can send you the source and output files offline if you wish. Jon On Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 9:27 PM, Owen <rcook at pcug.org.au> wrote: > OK, > > Well I am not on a mac, so can't test that for you. (I tried it on my > Linux and it worked as expected, though the font I used didn't need > embedding) > > Is it an odd font? Have you tried outlining it? > > > > Owen > > > > I just tried with embedded fonts and the same results. I am using Mac > > OS > > 10.7.5. > > > > Jon > > > > > > On Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 4:37 PM, Owen <rcook at pcug.org.au> wrote: > > > >> > >> > I am having difficulty with printing and PDF export. I am > >> printing > >> > very > >> > large white text onto a black background with an overlaid image > >> with > >> > blend > >> > mode "Luminosity". When it exports, it has: > >> > > >> > 1) Very small fonts (instead of very large) > >> > 2) Black fonts (instead of white) > >> > 3) The background image looks like it might be blended right, but > >> it > >> > is > >> > mostly obscured by a large dark-colored box, which I presume is > >> the > >> > bounding box for the main text. > >> > > >> > The only warning I am getting if I do PDF 1.4 export is the DPI of > >> my > >> > image. > >> > > >> > It works perfectly if I export as an image. My current solution, > >> > which > >> > works, is to export to PNG and then convert to PDF. However, I > >> would > >> > prefer to have a vector version of the PDF, if possible. > >> > > >> > It works good if I export to SVG. The image is not properly > >> blended, > >> > but > >> > everything else looks good. > >> > > >> > I am brand new to Scribus, so I imagine I am doing something > >> wrong, > >> > but am > >> > not sure. Any help is appreciated. > >> > >> > >> > >> In the Export->Save as PDF dialog, have you embedded the fonts? > >> > >> Also, what Operating System? > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Owen > >> > >> > >> ___ > >> Scribus Mailing List: scribus at lists.scribus.net > >> Edit your options or unsubscribe: > >> http://lists.scribus.net/mailman/listinfo/scribus > >> See also: > >> http://wiki.scribus.net > >> http://forums.scribus.net > >> > > -------------- next part -------------- > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > URL: > > < > http://lists.scribus.net/pipermail/scribus/attachments/20130120/2dab3e92/attachment.html > > > > ___ > > Scribus Mailing List: scribus at lists.scribus.net > > Edit your options or unsubscribe: > > http://lists.scribus.net/mailman/listinfo/scribus > > See also: > > http://wiki.scribus.net > > http://forums.scribus.net > > > > > -- > Owen > > > ___ > Scribus Mailing List: scribus at lists.scribus.net > Edit your options or unsubscribe: > http://lists.scribus.net/mailman/listinfo/scribus > See also: > http://wiki.scribus.net > http://forums.scribus.net > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.scribus.net/pipermail/scribus/attachments/20130120/e5165fdb/attachment.html>
