Re: pdf-with-embedded-ttf-font-does-not-print
Tim Roberts <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.comp.python.reportlab.user |
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| Organization | Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc. |
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
Glenn Linderman wrote: > > PDF supports a text layer. .... I don't know the details of how one > creates the text layer, or positions the text at the (approximately) > same positioning as the (scanned or curves) graphics version of the > text, but the OCR programs have figured that out. Of course, depending > on the quality of the scanned document, the text generated by OCR is > more or less accurate. If the document were created with both text and > (curves from glyphs) graphics layers from the start, it should be > possible to make it 100% accurate, both in content and position. > > How much work? I've no clue. > > Is it worth it? I've no clue. All of this to work around one application printing bug? I can answer that question: no. -- Tim Roberts, [email protected] Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc. _______________________________________________ reportlab-users mailing list [email protected] https://pairlist2.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/reportlab-users