Converting images with searchable text

[Arnis Gubins]

> The text within the original pdf images is searchable. But once
> the entire book is converted to pdf, the text in the images is no longer
> searchable.

Tim,

The problem is due to FM's internal conversion to EPS and then the 
subsequent output as postscript. In this process, the fonts used in the 
PDF imported graphics are converted to CID Identity-H encoding on 
output, so that the characters that you see, do not correspond to their 
actual encoding within the font [the output font is subset and 
re-encoded for the subset].

Consequently, when you search for the word "string" in the PDF, it may 
be represented internally as " ¢£™‰•‡@ƣ", so no way can you find it, 
even though you can "see" it. The problem arose after FM8 and affects 
Type 1 and OTF fonts. In later version of FM, all fonts are affected.

This is a known bug. It also clobbers text in SVG imports.

Arnis Gubins