floris v wrote:Did you install anything between exporting those documents that did give good PDFs?
Is there perhaps anything special about that file - maybe an inserted graphic in a weird format, anything out of the ordinary?
Btw, it's always better to attach a real document instead of a screenshot so that we can test it on our computer to make sure that it's something in the file and not something bad on your computer.
John_Ha wrote:The square boxes tell you that it is a problem with your fonts. The document is calling for a font which you do not have installed and the PDF uses square boxes instead. Remember that the font displayed in the document's Font selection box is the font the document is calling for at the cursor position. This may not be the font being used to display or print the document because, if you do not have the font being called for installed on your PC, Windows (or other operating system) will silently substitute an alternative, available font without telling you.
stebbinsd wrote:John_Ha wrote:The square boxes tell you that it is a problem with your fonts. The document is calling for a font which you do not have installed and the PDF uses square boxes instead. Remember that the font displayed in the document's Font selection box is the font the document is calling for at the cursor position. This may not be the font being used to display or print the document because, if you do not have the font being called for installed on your PC, Windows (or other operating system) will silently substitute an alternative, available font without telling you.
That's impossible! I'm using Times New Roman!
Again, as I said earlier, loading older PDF documents (which also use Times New Roman) causes them to load without issue! So obviously Adobe PDF Reader hasn't lost the ability to render Times New Roman.
% CreateFontSubset failed for font "Wingdings" weight=5
% CreateFontSubset failed for font "Times New Roman" weight=5
% CreateFontSubset failed for font "Times New Roman" italic weight=5
% CreateFontSubset failed for font "Times New Roman" weight=8
robleyd wrote:Other pdf files on hand have entries in the fonts under properties.
John_Ha wrote:stebbinsd wrote:John_Ha wrote:The square boxes tell you that it is a problem with your fonts. The document is calling for a font which you do not have installed and the PDF uses square boxes instead. Remember that the font displayed in the document's Font selection box is the font the document is calling for at the cursor position. This may not be the font being used to display or print the document because, if you do not have the font being called for installed on your PC, Windows (or other operating system) will silently substitute an alternative, available font without telling you.
That's impossible! I'm using Times New Roman!
Again, as I said earlier, loading older PDF documents (which also use Times New Roman) causes them to load without issue! So obviously Adobe PDF Reader hasn't lost the ability to render Times New Roman.
1 The square boxes are telling you it is a problem with your fonts. If you do not want to believe that, then that is your choice.
2 What old PDFs do is irrelevant. If your fonts have been corrupted recently, then new PDFs will not be created properly.
3 Please read the thread I pointed you to - it explains in great detail.
4 Please download the .odt I took time to create - does it view OK? What happens when you create a PDF from it? When you create a PDF/A-1a from it?
5 Are you really using OOo 3.0.X on MS Windows Vista? If not, please say what you are using.
No-one can help you any more until, as requested above, you upload a .odt file and the PDF/A-1a file you created from it.
As a matter of interest, if you do not know what the problem is, then how do you know it is not the font causing the problem?
robleyd wrote:So it seems that for some reason, fonts were not included.
stebbinsd wrote:So ... I should reinstall Adobe PDF Reader?
John_Ha wrote:stebbinsd wrote:So ... I should reinstall Adobe PDF Reader?
No. That was an error on my part because Roblyed's post is showing that you are not creating a good PDF - you are not including the fonts.
This is probably because there is something strange on your PC which means that AOO is not finding the fonts.In particular 5 Are you really using OOo 3.0.X on MS Windows Vista? If not, please say what you are using.[/color][/b]
Huh? The hell is OOo 3.0.x?
I'm using Open Office Writer.John_Ha wrote:4 Please download the .odt I took time to create - does it view OK? What happens when you create a PDF from it? When you create a PDF/A-1a from it?
Define "looking okay?" It definitely looks like letters, but it appears to be in some foreign language.
Here's what it looks like: https://s2.postimg.org/60eor8gkp/Times_New_Roman.png
Is that what it was supposed to show?No-one can help you any more until, as requested above, you upload a .odt file and the PDF/A-1a file you created from it
Ok, fine. Here's an ODT and a PDf file that are supposed to be identical.As a matter of interest, if you do not know what the problem is, then how do you know it is not the font causing the problem?
John_Ha wrote:Your signature says you are running OO03.x on Vista. Please update it (See User Control Panel)
Question 1. What happened when you downloaded my PDF files? Did they view OK?
Question 2. What level of AOO are you running? Help > About OpenOffice. Is it 4.1.3?
Question 3. What version of Windows are you running? Vista? W7? W8? W10?
Question 4. What happened when you ran cmd and checked the fonts? Upload an image.
Question 5. Start > type cmd. r-click cmd.exe > choose Run as administrator. Type sfc /scannow in the Administrator cmd window which opens. What does it report?
stebbinsd wrote:Question 4. What happened when you ran cmd and checked the fonts? Upload an image.
It just says "the system cannot find the path specified.".
You must have typed something wrong. Try typing attrib C:\windows\fonts\t*
robleyd wrote:Opening the sample Untitled 1.pdf in my primary PDF viewer and looking in the properties of the document under Fonts I see no fonts included; only the images are displayed. Other pdf files on hand have entries in the fonts under properties.
Looking at the sample with a binary viewer, I found these lines:
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% CreateFontSubset failed for font "Wingdings" weight=5
% CreateFontSubset failed for font "Times New Roman" weight=5
% CreateFontSubset failed for font "Times New Roman" italic weight=5
% CreateFontSubset failed for font "Times New Roman" weight=8
So it seems that for some reason, fonts were not included. What were the exact steps you took to produce that file, including any options that you set?
stebbinsd wrote:Here, I'll attach a makeshift document I created using your post, so I don't risk giving away any personal info about myself.
I know this is old, but I have been searching EVERYWHERE for a solution.
Problem: Barcode fonts would print to the printer, but would not embed in PDF.
I tried reinstalling the fonts and the PDF creator, and upgrading Adobe Reader. The fonts were licensed. I just could not get them to embed in a PDF no matter what I (thought) I tried.
Solution (for me): Uninstall all the troublesome fonts first!
Make the Windows User (this is important) who will be using the embed feature an administrator on the PC. Usually just log in as Domain admin, change the user account type to administrator and log off. Log back in and make sure the fonts are indeed deleted from the admin folder. Reinstall all the troublesome fonts. Now try to create the PDF. Demote the user.
Why this worked for me is the fonts were usable in many programs but, since they were not installed as administrator, I could not get the licensing to function - which PDF's need in order to embed.
I hope this works for someone else
Rogue Fonts
Q. I followed with interest your series about PDF font embedding. I hadn’t realized that some fonts weren’t being embedded in my files ... Can you explain this?
A. Some fonts are actually prohibited by their creators from embedding in a PDF. You aren’t doing anything incorrect; the font has been deliberately constructed to prevent PDF embedding.
Some Solutions
... Use fonts that will embed! You may wish to contact the foundry (the font creator from whom you purchased the font) about an updated replacement copy of the font that is licensed to permit PDF embedding.
You may not have purchased these problem fonts individually. For example, Corel software such as Draw and WordPerfect used to install vast numbers of non-embeddable fonts on its host computer. Even if WordPerfect was later uninstalled the fonts remain, usable (but not embeddable) by any program. Corel does offer replacement embeddable versions free of charge.
Another example was Apple, whose Macintosh system fonts circa OS8 were also unembeddable.
Old Font, New Font
When Acrobat was new, some founders were concerned that fonts might be extracted from PDFs, so they restricted embedding. The PDF format has become so common that most type foundries have realized that a font that won’t embed has very little value. If a font manufacturer is still deliberately restricting PDF embedding make a mental note to stop doing business with them! The problems their unembeddable type will cause for you in this PDF-connected 21st century are simply not worth the headaches.
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