[scribus] Embedding fonts

Michael Eager eager at eagercon.com
Sat Jun 18 18:34:35 UTC 2011


On 06/18/2011 12:08 AM, K.King wrote:

>> Sounds like Scribus needs to look at an embedded PDF
>> and copy any fonts used to the document fonts list.
>
> Can it, should it?
> What happens if the fonts do not exist on your PC?

Yes, it can.  That's clear.  It should, as well.  If the fonts
are not available, an error should be reported.  Silently generating
a bad file (i.e., a PDF which has missing fonts when asked to embed
all fonts) is not a good outcome.


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