Comments on: Ruby pdf-writer 1.1.3 and embedding fonts http://www.markvera.net/blog/2006/10/17/ruby-pdf-writer-113-and-embedding-fonts/ Musician and programmer, do they match? Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:48:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Neil http://www.markvera.net/blog/2006/10/17/ruby-pdf-writer-113-and-embedding-fonts/#comment-7864 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:45:16 +0000 http://www.markvera.net/blog/2006/10/17/ruby-pdf-writer-113-and-embedding-fonts/#comment-7864 @Mark re: BA Any chance of getting that Kerning fix? I have the same issue. Thanks for the great info! @Mark re: BA

Any chance of getting that Kerning fix? I have the same issue.

Thanks for the great info!

]]> by: BA http://www.markvera.net/blog/2006/10/17/ruby-pdf-writer-113-and-embedding-fonts/#comment-7503 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:08:08 +0000 http://www.markvera.net/blog/2006/10/17/ruby-pdf-writer-113-and-embedding-fonts/#comment-7503 How can I proceed so? :-) How can I proceed so? :-)

]]> by: Mark Vera http://www.markvera.net/blog/2006/10/17/ruby-pdf-writer-113-and-embedding-fonts/#comment-7502 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:07:39 +0000 http://www.markvera.net/blog/2006/10/17/ruby-pdf-writer-113-and-embedding-fonts/#comment-7502 You probably need the kerning changes so that the characters aren't too close (or too far) each other. Also those changes added the character spacing for the text method in pdf writer. You probably need the kerning changes so that the characters aren’t too close (or too far) each other. Also those changes added the character spacing for the text method in pdf writer.

]]> by: BA http://www.markvera.net/blog/2006/10/17/ruby-pdf-writer-113-and-embedding-fonts/#comment-7501 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:01:00 +0000 http://www.markvera.net/blog/2006/10/17/ruby-pdf-writer-113-and-embedding-fonts/#comment-7501 Hello Thanks for the explanations. I tried to do this, the font was embedded without errors but characters are two close to each others. is there a solution? Thanks Hello
Thanks for the explanations.
I tried to do this, the font was embedded without errors but characters are two close to each others.
is there a solution?
Thanks

]]> by: Gregory Brown http://www.markvera.net/blog/2006/10/17/ruby-pdf-writer-113-and-embedding-fonts/#comment-7182 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:33:14 +0000 http://www.markvera.net/blog/2006/10/17/ruby-pdf-writer-113-and-embedding-fonts/#comment-7182 @der_flo We shoehorned this patch into branches/1.1 on subversion just now. Expect to see it in PDF::Writer 1.1.8+, but please help us try it out via: http://stonecode.svnrepository.com/svn/ruby_pdf/pdf-writer/branches/1.1/ If you run into trouble, report the problem on the mailing list: http://groups.google.com/group/pdf-writer Thanks, -greg @der_flo

We shoehorned this patch into branches/1.1 on subversion just now. Expect to see it in PDF::Writer 1.1.8+, but please help us try it out via:

stonecode.svnrepository.com/svn/ruby_pdf/pdf-writer/branches/1.1/

If you run into trouble, report the problem on the mailing list:
groups.google.com/group/pdf-writer

Thanks,
-greg

]]> by: der_flo http://www.markvera.net/blog/2006/10/17/ruby-pdf-writer-113-and-embedding-fonts/#comment-5777 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:49:07 +0000 http://www.markvera.net/blog/2006/10/17/ruby-pdf-writer-113-and-embedding-fonts/#comment-5777 does anybody know a solution for pdf::writer 1.1.7 ? the patch cannot be applied ... acrobat reader throws bbox errors! ideas? does anybody know a solution for pdf::writer 1.1.7 ?
the patch cannot be applied …
acrobat reader throws bbox errors!

ideas?

]]> by: mace http://www.markvera.net/blog/2006/10/17/ruby-pdf-writer-113-and-embedding-fonts/#comment-1691 Sun, 09 Sep 2007 11:42:09 +0000 http://www.markvera.net/blog/2006/10/17/ruby-pdf-writer-113-and-embedding-fonts/#comment-1691 good work! thanks a lot!!! good work! thanks a lot!!!

]]> by: Tomasz Tomczyk http://www.markvera.net/blog/2006/10/17/ruby-pdf-writer-113-and-embedding-fonts/#comment-1651 Thu, 06 Sep 2007 20:33:51 +0000 http://www.markvera.net/blog/2006/10/17/ruby-pdf-writer-113-and-embedding-fonts/#comment-1651 Great job, Mark. Thanks for your explanations, that opened up my eyes for "PDF inside" fonts related stuff. I also found some bugs when embedding fonts with differences (I needed to make polish chracters in the PDF). These bugs don't apply to your fix but to orig version. Anyway I post it here maybe someone find it useful. So, in writer.rb file: - line 859: I commented it out, cause it made my special chars zero width - line 861: firstchar should be first_char - line 861: font.c[cname]['WX'] is incorrect - I suppose it should look like metrics.c[cname]['WX'] And finally a tip for having TTF font embedded instead of Type 1: don't copy PFB file, only AFM and TTF into directory. As you mentioned - PDF Writer prefers PFB, so having both will cause that Type 1 (PFB) will be embedded. Rgrds, TT Great job, Mark.

Thanks for your explanations, that opened up my eyes for “PDF inside” fonts related stuff.

I also found some bugs when embedding fonts with differences (I needed to make polish chracters in the PDF). These bugs don’t apply to your fix but to orig version. Anyway I post it here maybe someone find it useful.
So, in writer.rb file:
- line 859: I commented it out, cause it made my special chars zero width
- line 861: firstchar should be first_char
- line 861: font.c[cname][’WX’] is incorrect - I suppose it should look like metrics.c[cname][’WX’]

And finally a tip for having TTF font embedded instead of Type 1: don’t copy PFB file, only AFM and TTF into directory. As you mentioned - PDF Writer prefers PFB, so having both will cause that Type 1 (PFB) will be embedded.

Rgrds,
TT

]]> by: Munez http://www.markvera.net/blog/2006/10/17/ruby-pdf-writer-113-and-embedding-fonts/#comment-1584 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 02:58:04 +0000 http://www.markvera.net/blog/2006/10/17/ruby-pdf-writer-113-and-embedding-fonts/#comment-1584 I need the PDF::Reader to extract the text from the PDF file that I created using PDF::Writer. Hop someone can come out with this...I need it to complete my work done.Thanks alot! I need the PDF::Reader to extract the text from the PDF file that I created using PDF::Writer.

Hop someone can come out with this…I need it to complete my work done.Thanks alot!

]]> by: Munez http://www.markvera.net/blog/2006/10/17/ruby-pdf-writer-113-and-embedding-fonts/#comment-1583 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 02:54:56 +0000 http://www.markvera.net/blog/2006/10/17/ruby-pdf-writer-113-and-embedding-fonts/#comment-1583 Does anyone have PDF::Reader.......I have download and use PDF::Writer and thanks alot for the embedded patch. Does anyone have PDF::Reader…….I have download and use PDF::Writer and thanks alot for the embedded patch.

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