Re: Outlining fonts

I was under the impression that when you render an outlined fonts pdf 
the text was also exported.

Isn't it the case ? And if no, is this a technical limitation or simply 
something not (yet) implemented ?

On 24/01/2021 17:21, Ken Springer wrote:
> On 1/24/21 9:03 AM, Gregory Pittman wrote:
>> On 1/24/21 10:04 AM, Ken Springer wrote:
>>> On 1/24/21 4:55 AM, Sveinn í Felli wrote:
>>>> Þann 24.1.2021 11:29, skrifaði Ken Springer:
>>>>> On 1/24/21 12:02 AM, Joe Zeff wrote:
>>>>>> On 1/23/21 9:32 PM, Ken Springer wrote:
>>>> ----
>>>>> Bert Driehuis wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> The major drawback of outlining is that the generated PDF is no 
>>>>>> longer
>>>>>> searchable.
>>>>>
>>>>> So, am I to take from your reply, you are not concerned if the 
>>>>> finished
>>>>> PDF is searchable?
>>>>
>>>> IMHO, a PDF distributed on the web should be searchable and perhaps
>>>> having images in 100 DPI, while a PDF sent to a printshop doesn't need
>>>> to be searchable but image resolution needs to be at least 300 DPI.
>>>> Two different scopes.
>>>
>>> Agreed.
>>>
>>> I guess, in this case, Joe's PDF's are not available online.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> What you can do on a practical level when desired is to create one 
>> PDF with outlined fonts for the printer, another with embedded fonts 
>> for digital distribution.
>
> Agreed.
>
>
>
>
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Eric Hanuise - Flatlined Games
http://www.flatlinedgames.com


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