Barcode font doesn't show up on PDF

[Shlomo Perets]

Nancy,

You wrote:

>I use a barcode font in a Frame doc and then print the file using
>Acrobat Distiller.
>In the Distiller, I set the option to "Embed all fonts". In the
>generated PDF file,
>the barcode font dissappears leaving a blank area. Any ideas on how I
>can fix this?

Custom PostScript fonts which do not include the standard character set (eg 
logo or custom symbols fonts) pose a problem on Win2000/XP -- the 
characters display fine on screen in FrameMaker but are missing from the 
PS/PDF output (corresponding location is blank). There is not thing wrong 
with the font or its embedding permission; the problem is related to the 
AdobePS 5.2 (Win2000/XP) driver.

I encountered this problem a few times in the past (and recently with a 
font used to display/print various icons). The same fonts worked fine  in 
Windows NT and Win98, problems are present only in Win2000 and XP.

Workaround: install a TrueType version of the font.
Ask the font vendor to provide you with a TrueType version (or convert it 
to TrueType). Uninstall the PS version and install the TrueType version 
instead.


Shlomo Perets

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