You sure can embed custom fonts.  It is written in the documentation: https://docs.appeon.com/pb2019/application_techniques/ch35s08.html#Using_the_PDFlib

Hi Armeen,

thank you for your quick response.

I tried it but I couldn't get it working. See attached file FontIssues.zip:

Datawindow(1).srd was saved to PDF from IDE without NativePDF_IncludeCustomFont=1 line in pb.ini, resulting in Fonttest(1).pdf.
Datawindow(2).srd was saved to PDF from IDE with NativePDF_IncludeCustomFont line=2 in pb.ini, resulting in Fonttest(2)pdf.
(1) and (2) used nativepdf.pdfstandard=0.

Then I changed to DataWindow(3).srd where saving to PDF results in Fonttest(3).pdf.
(3) used nativepdf.pdfstandard=2.

I work with "Times New Roman" and "Arial" (permanently installed in Windows) and "Free 3 of 9 Extended" (dynamically loaded while running the application).

In "Screenshot 2021-07-05 102327.jpg" you see whow PowerBuilder displays the datawindows.

The same happens when working with deployed applications.
The pb.ini files were located as described in the manual.

Problems seem to occure when fonts are not installed, also when viewing the PDFs under Linux.

By the way:
I use Windows 10 ProfEdition newest patch level and german language and regional settings.

What am I missing?

Bernhard

Hi Bernhard,

We had adjusted some features in PowerBuilder 2019 R2 GA.

The two INI settings NativePDF_IncludeCustomFont and NativePDF_Valid no longer take effect since PowerBuilder 2019 R2 GA.

You can refer to the following link for detail.

https://docs.appeon.com/pb2019r2/whats_new/ch01s09.html 

As for how to solve it, you can go to the Application Properties dialog box, check the "Packaging custom fonts in the generated PDF files" and then save it.

For more, see the section called “Saving as PDF using NativePDF! method with PDFlib” in the Users Guide.

Regards,

Hi Mark,

thanks your for hint. I will try that.

But there are two more questions concerning font handling:

- What is a "custom font" or when will a font be a "custom font"?

- What is about fonts which are not permanantly installed but dynamically loaded via GDI32.DLLs AddFontResourceEx/RemoveFontResourceEx?

Regards,

Bernhard

Hi Bernhard,

Please check my replies to your questions below: 

- What is a "custom font" or when will a font be a "custom font"?

[Mark] 'Custom font' is the default font that that Windows won't auto-install, for example, the barcode font like code 128 or code 39, etc. BTW, it is just like the barcode font you used in your case.

" What is about fonts which are not permanantly installed but dynamically loaded via GDI32.DLLs AddFontResourceEx/RemoveFontResourceEx?"

[Mark] These fonts still mean the 'custom font' I explained above.

Regards,

Hi Mark,

I tried working with checked „Packaging custom fonts in the generated PDF files“.

Embedding dynamically loaded fonts doesn’t work, see attached PDFs (in FontIssues3.zip):

Fonttest(4).pdf: “3 of 9 extended” dynamically load, NativePDF.PDFStandard = 0
Fonttest(5).pdf: “3 of 9 extended” dynamically load, NativePDF.PDFStandard = 2
Fonttest(6).pdf: “3 of 9 extended” installed, NativePDF.PDFStandard = 0
Fonttest(7).pdf: “3 of 9 extended” installed, NativePDF.PDFStandard = 2

In Fonttest(4).pdf and Fonttest(5).pdf “Tahoma” is embedded (which is wrong) and in Fonttest(6).pdf and Fonttest(7).pdf “Free3of9Extended” (which is current).

The last (3.) line in all PDFs is generated by:
text(name=do_3 visible="1         if( page() = 1, 1, 0 )" pointer="Arrow!" tag="donr=29000000;apdf=J;länge=18400;" band=detail font.charset="1" font.face="Free 3 of 9 Extended" font.family="0" font.height="-12" font.italic="0" font.pitch="0" font.strikethrough="0" font.weight="400" font.underline="0" background.mode="1" background.color="553648127" color="0" alignment="0" border="0" x="2000" y="1583" height="317" width="974" text="3of9" )

The definition of “custom font” is strange to me. What should happen if I use an “Windows auto-installed” font when viewing the PDF on a Linux based machine?

Regards,
Bernhard

Hi Bernhard,

For the issue 'In Fonttest(4).pdf and Fonttest(5).pdf "Tahoma" is embedded (which is wrong)', please submit a ticket about it to our ticket system: https://www.appeon.com/standardsupport/newbug so it can be properly received and tracked.
Please also provide a sample PB test case (including PBT / PBL ) when submitting.

BTW, I checked the PDFs you provided and found that Fonttest(6).pdf shows the related barcode correctly but the others not.

What should happen if I use a “Windows auto-installed” font when viewing the PDF on a Linux based machine?
Answer: if the custom fonts are packaged into the generated PDF files, these PDFs will display correctly in Linux machine.

Regards,

Hi Mark,

thank you. I will submit a bug ticket.

Regards,

Bernhard