Meta Fonts are not embedded within generated template

Meta Fonts are not embedded within generated template

Posted by: mwinter on 2 February 2021, 4:17 am EST

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  mwinter

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  Posted 2 February 2021, 4:17 am EST - Updated 30 September 2022, 4:48 pm EST

  I’m converting a template from Crystal Reports to Active Reports rdlx template
  
  The original template uses Meta fonts - e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FF_Meta
  
  The fonts have font embeddability option of Editable (see screen shot 1)
  
  We are generating the PDFs using all property of FontEmbedding property as below

  var pdfSettings = new Settings()
  
  {
  
  EmbedFonts = FontEmbedding.All,
  
  Version = PdfVersion.Pdf17,
  
  Use128Bit = true,
  
  Application = “Edge”,
  
  Author = “Edge”,
  
  DisplayMode = DisplayMode.None
  
  };

  Yet when the PDFs are generated the meta fonts are not embedded (all other fonts are) . See attached for generated PDF properties
  
  Are Meta fonts supported by Active Reports for purpose of embedding?
  
  

  

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  Posted 4 February 2021, 3:16 am EST

  Hello,

  I am not able to replicate the issue at my end. Please refer to the attached PDF file. Also, could you please share the report so that I can able to replicate the issue at my end.
  
  Also, please share the following thing:
  
  1: Version of AR
  
  2: OS version
  
  3: Are you using the standard or professional version of AR/

  Thanks,
  
  Mohit
  
  ActiveReports (7).zip

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  Posted 4 February 2021, 3:16 am EST

  Hello,

  I am not able to replicate the issue at my end. Please refer to the attached PDF file. Also, could you please share the report so that I can able to replicate the issue at my end.
  
  Also, please share the following thing:
  
  1: Version of AR
  
  2: OS version
  
  3: Are you using the standard or professional version of AR/

  Thanks,
  
  Mohit
  
  ActiveReports (7).zip

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  mwinter

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  Posted 4 February 2021, 6:46 am EST

  Active report dlls version is 1.7.5.0
  
  OS is Windows Server 2016
  
  I have attached the rdlx file
  
  StandardInvoice_Remit_En.zip

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  Posted 4 February 2021, 7:24 am EST

  also attaching a sample PDF as the embedded fonts are different (i.e. not attached to font META - which does seem to embed - but to specific fonts within the family)sample-for-grapecity.zip

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  Posted 7 February 2021, 9:43 am EST

  Hello,

  Could you please share the font with me which causes this issue. Also, are you professional version of AR or standard?

  Thanks,
  
  Mohit

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  Posted 8 February 2021, 4:00 am EST

  We are using pro version
  
  The font family file is attached PCITEM1.zip

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  Posted 11 February 2021, 11:58 pm EST

  Hello,

  Thanks for the font. I am able to reproduce the issue and have escalated the issue to the development team(AR-25968). I will inform you once I get any information from them.

  Thanks,
  
  Mohit

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  Posted 1 March 2021, 11:20 am EST

  Hello,

  Sorry to mention that it is limitation of the PDFExport.

  Thanks,
  
  Mohit