Re: Do not send fonts to Adobe PDF: select?
In our app, FM7.2 and Acrobat 7, we MUST DE-select the 'Do Not Send Fonts' - otherwise, the Distiller output is squirelly (usually, missing text in tables). Not sure if this is a factor of the Adobe fonts installed on our PCs, but is what we have to do ... I don't know if this helps, but each Adobe application sees the fonts installed in Windows, plus fonts residing in its own private fonts subfolder. For Frame, that folder is fminit\fonts. So if a Frame document uses fonts that are not installed in Windows, but reside in the fminit\fonts folder, Frame will use them happily. But if one then chooses the Do Not Send Fonts to Adobe PDF option, Distiller will be unable to find those fonts-- as it only sees the Windows system fonts, plus the fonts in its own private subfolder. You can also use Settings> Font Locations in Distiller to have it look for and use uninstalled fonts in other folders. Mike Wickham ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
RE: Do not send fonts to Adobe PDF: select?
Hi Mike, Thank you for your helpful reply. This is indeed a confusing topic. It sounds like there are pros and cons to using this option, and it depends upon exactly what you are trying to do. There is now a pretty good thread on the Adobe Forum, if anyone wants to refer to that: http://www.adobeforums.com/cgi-bin/webx?14@@.3bbfa803/4 Karen -Original Message- From: Mike Wickham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 9:06 AM To: Frame Users; Karen Story Subject: Re: Do not send fonts to Adobe PDF: select? > I'm confused about whether or not I should select the "Do not send > fonts to "Adobe PDF"" check box in the Adobe PDF Document Properties > > Adobe PDF Settings dialog box. > My understanding is that, for creating PDFs, you want to check this box. Distiller is capable of finding the fonts installed on your computer without having to pull them from the intermediate PostScript file. Distiller will, of course, automatically embed the fonts in the PDF according to the settings in Distiller. So there is no need to "send the fonts to Adobe PDF." Distiller already knows where to look for them. However, if you plan to send a .PS file to another computer for direct use or processing into PDF, then you should uncheck the box so that the fonts embed in the .PS file and will be sent along with it. It creates a bloated .PS file and takes longer, but sometimes that is necessary. Mike Wickham ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Re: Do not send fonts to Adobe PDF: select?
I'm confused about whether or not I should select the "Do not send fonts to "Adobe PDF"" check box in the Adobe PDF Document Properties > Adobe PDF Settings dialog box. My understanding is that, for creating PDFs, you want to check this box. Distiller is capable of finding the fonts installed on your computer without having to pull them from the intermediate PostScript file. Distiller will, of course, automatically embed the fonts in the PDF according to the settings in Distiller. So there is no need to "send the fonts to Adobe PDF." Distiller already knows where to look for them. However, if you plan to send a .PS file to another computer for direct use or processing into PDF, then you should uncheck the box so that the fonts embed in the .PS file and will be sent along with it. It creates a bloated .PS file and takes longer, but sometimes that is necessary. Mike Wickham ___ You are currently subscribed to Framers as [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send list messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
