Re: [WinMac] Font Related Question

Bruce Johnson(johnson[at]Pharmacy.Arizona.EDU)
Thu, 21 Jan 1999 10:19:36 -0700

Joe Webb, Strong Environmental, Inc. wrote:
>
> I have downloaded PDF files from the Gov't Printing Office(Created on Windows machine I assume) which our company(Macs) compiles and reprints for customers. This was done last year by my predecessor. He incurred problems and my experience has mirrored his.
>
> Using Pagemaker (6 and/or 6.5) to compile the pages to print as a booklet. I have used the PDF plug in to import the content area directly from the PDF documents. I have checked my linking and all seems well there.
>
> As I understand it, the PDF should contain all fonts needed for display/printing etc. In fact, I have successfully printed the document at stages along the way(the same experience as the project last year).
>

Actually, from reading Adobe magazine sometime in the last year or so,
that is not necessarily the case. Fonts _can_ be embedded, but they can
also be sub-setted, meaning only the instances of the various letters
and sizes are included. Another possiblity is that it's a custom
Multiple Master instance, and the font you found is a non-MM version
with a similar name.

-- 
Bruce Johnson
University of Arizona
College of Pharmacy
Information Technology Group


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