Because of this, a Type 3 font can do some things that Type 1 fonts cannot do, such as specify shading, color, and fill patterns.
#SCRIBUS PDF FULL#
Type 3 font (also known as, PostScript Type 3 or PS3, T3 or Adobe Type 3) consists of glyph defined using the full PostScript language, rather than just a subset. However, going into File > Properties in Adobe Reader reveals that Scribus apparently converted the OTF fonts to Type 3 fonts.
#SCRIBUS PDF PDF#
Looking at your sample PDF I see what you mean.
#SCRIBUS PDF PRO#
Here's an example PDF file, created with Scribus 1.4.0.rc5, with "Outline All", using Adobe Garamond Pro, Adobe Caslon Pro and Minion Pro OpenType fonts. Fonts are displayed in PDF properties, but, unlike embedded fonts, use some cryptic names, which is to be expected since they're outlined. Now here's an interesting thing: your explanation is perfectly logical, but it seems that in Scribus, even when outlining fonts, the text is still selectable, can be copied, and search functions normally.
#SCRIBUS PDF HOW TO#
That was a lot, but hopefully somewhere in the above you will find a way to figure out what is going on and how to remedy the situation. I'm betting that for the PDF where your text is not selectable it will indicate no fonts. Finish the export and see if any of the text is selectable in Adobe Reader.Īnd speaking of Adobe Reader, it has a feature that will tell you what fonts are embedded or subsetted in the document. Export to PDF and see what shows up in the fonts tab of the PDF export dialog box. This is just an experiment, so just create random frames with random text. I would also suggest opening a new, blank document and create some text frames, but use different fonts. So before opening an existing file in 1.4.0 make a copy of it with you file manager (Windows Explorer). Version 1.4.0 can open 1.3.3.14 files, but not the other way around. But having suggested that I must caution you that the file format has changed for 1.4.0.
I use it now for production work (but I save often, just in case).
#SCRIBUS PDF INSTALL#
I would recommend you install it to take it for a spin. The current development version (1.4.0 RC5) is almost ready to be released as the next stable version. Why and how to make Scribus embed the font instead are the questions.ģ) The version of Scribus you are using is really old. That your text is not selectable in the PDF is proof that Scribus converted the fonts to outlines. I've done it for years and the text in the PDF is selectable. However, as you have discovered, the text is no longer text and cannot be selected.ġ) Scribus certainly can, and normally does, embed fonts. The advantage is that this eliminates any possibility of the PDF failing to print because of a missing font, plus it makes the PDF file much smaller.
Outline (also "convert to paths"): Convert all the glyphs into vector images. Some PDF creator applications allow you to specify a percentage of the glyphs instead of all the glyphs used in the document. Subset: Place into the PDF every glyph and the font information for them, but only for glyphs actually used in the document. It is unlikely that the fonts you are using have the "do not embed" flag set, but don't rule out the possibility. Adobe did this briefly, but they got yelled at so loudly that they no longer do it. There are tools that can extract an embedded font from a PDF, which is why some developers have set the "do not embed" flag, even some developers of open source fonts. Scribus will recognize that flag and refuse to embed the font, although I think you can override that with Meho's suggestion.Įmbed: Place into the PDF a copy of every glyph contained in the font together with all the font information. Although unusual these days, some fonts contain a "do not embed" flag that the developer added in order to stop piracy. It's not a limitation of Scribus, but it might be a limitation of the font(s) you are using. I am beginning to feel this is a tool limitation in Scribus I am using version Scribus 1.3.3.14 and the OS is Windows 7 Professional I still cannot select text in the pdf file. Thanks John but there is nothing in the "fonts to outline" section of the Fonts tab.
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