On 04/20/2015 11:06 AM, Jean-Luc Waber wrote: > Hi again, > > I received a new message from the printer: >> Your fonts are embedded in PDF not as full font information but only >> as so called "subset". Until now we have considered PDF like that as >> not perfect for printing. > > They updated their printer software and it seems that they can work with > it now. But I still wonder what the difference is. Is Scribus producing > a PDF with less information (subset) than ID or other DTP software (full > font information)? > > Or is this just one printer's opinion? > > Or is this a result of using TT-fonts, versus other fonts (OTF, > PS-Type-1, ...)? >
I think it is a common, more than one printer opinion. There should be no problem with embedding a subset. It may also be a matter of not upgrading software as they should be doing. Greg
