PDF is designed so that a document will look the same on
every computer.
The PDF is generated with messy fonts, so everyone's turn
looks the
same: annoying.
Not necessarily. It all depends on how the PDF was created. If
it uses fonts that aren't the standard 13 and it doesn't embed
the missing font information, then font substitution takes place
on the reader's computer.
I'm making sure it's not purely a Mac problem.
I have created more than a few PDF files for clients, so I like
to think I know what I'm talking about. Especially after that time
I sent a brochure out without embedded fonts... 
Gavin
Gavin Wynford-Jones wrote:
I'm making sure it's not purely a Mac problem.
I have created more than a few PDF files for clients, so I like to think I know what I'm talking about. Especially after that time I sent a brochure out without embedded fonts...
I've actually created PDF as well, and you are correct about embedding vs non-embedding. It's been a problem on every computer I've viewed it on, so no telling what font they're using.
jason
···
--
Jason Bennett, jasonab@acm.org
E pur si muove!
Any idea how we sort it out?
Clint
···
> PDF is designed so that a document will look the same on
> every computer.
> The PDF is generated with messy fonts, so everyone's turn
looks the
> same: annoying.
Not necessarily. It all depends on how the PDF was created. If
it uses fonts that aren't the standard 13 and it doesn't embed
the missing font information, then font substitution takes place
on the reader's computer.
I'm making sure it's not purely a Mac problem.
I have created more than a few PDF files for clients, so I like
to think I know what I'm talking about. Especially after that time
I sent a brochure out without embedded fonts...
Gavin
Middle Earth PBM - hit reply to send to everyone
To Unsubscribe: http://www.yahoogroups.com
Website: http://www.MiddleEarthGames.com
Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
****************************************************************
Middle Earth Games
Mailto: me@middleearthgames.com
Website: www.middleearthgames.com
UK: 340 North Road, Cardiff CF14 3BP UK
US: PO Box 280, Medford, Oregon OR97501-0019 USA
Phone Times: 10am-6.30pm UK Time (BST);5am-1.30 (EST)
UK: 029 2091 3359 (029 2062 5665 can be used if main is engaged)
(Dial 011 44 2920 913359 if US)
UK Fax: 029 2062 5532 24 hours
US Fax: 1-503-296-2325
US Alternate: Phone and Fax: 541 772 7872 10-5pm PST Weekdays, Fax 24hrs
****************************************************************
Middle Earth PBM Games wrote:
Any idea how we sort it out?
How exactly are the PDFs generated?
jason
···
--
Jason Bennett, jasonab@acm.org
E pur si muove!
If I recall, the pdfs that GSI generated looked great because they
were generated using a Macintosh. For instance, on the cover page,
the title line, "Middle-earth Play-By-Mail", has a quote mark
after "Mail". That's actually supposed to be a superscript "tm" for
trademark. It all started when the company switched from using Macs
to PCs to generate the pdfs. I'm assuming that's because they
switched to using generic fonts?
Cheers,
Eric
--- In mepbmlist@yahoogroups.com, Middle Earth PBM Games <me@M...>
wrote:
···
Any idea how we sort it out?
Clint
Eric Todd wrote:
If I recall, the pdfs that GSI generated looked great because they were generated using a Macintosh. For instance, on the cover page, the title line, "Middle-earth Play-By-Mail", has a quote mark after "Mail". That's actually supposed to be a superscript "tm" for trademark. It all started when the company switched from using Macs to PCs to generate the pdfs. I'm assuming that's because they switched to using generic fonts?
Probably. I've seen the GSI-printed turns (mailed in the US), and they have a very nice "medieval" font for the cover page. If we could figure out what font that is (by asking GSI?) we'd solve most of this problem.
For that matter, if we could just get a list of what fonts the generator wants, we could get our hands on them.
jason
···
--
Jason Bennett, jasonab@acm.org
E pur si muove!
