[Framers] Weird spacing in PDF output

[Lin Sims]

Come to think of it, I also opened a bug in Tracker for this specific
issue: https://tracker.adobe.com/#/view/FRMAKER-9315


On Mon, Sep 28, 2020 at 9:45 AM Lin Sims <ljsims.ml at gmail.com> wrote:

> I was contacted by an Adobe developer because I participate in the beta
> testers program for FrameMaker, and I posted this as an issue on the
> discussion board.
>
> I've also added a feature request to Tracker to have a new preference
> added for saving PDFs to the directory containing the source files, because
> I f***ing hate the way the Publish pod keeps dropping stuff into a
> subdirectory of whatever the last directory you saved PDFs to was, which is
> just PANTS as far as I'm concerned. If anyone wants to vote for it, you can
> find it here: https://tracker.adobe.com/#/view/FRMAKER-9286
>
> On Fri, Sep 25, 2020 at 11:36 PM Syed Zaeem Hosain <Syed.Hosain at aeris.net>
> wrote:
>
>> That is great, Lin. It would be good if they fix this issue!
>>
>> It is not clear where it is occurring. Although I suspect it is in
>> Acrobat Pro, since I am not generating a new file from FrameMaker - just
>> combining other PDF files containing Source Sans Pro with file size
>> reduction - each of which independently is fine.
>>
>> Z
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Framers <framers-bounces+syed.hosain=aeris.net at lists.frameusers.com>
>> On Behalf Of Lin Sims
>> Sent: Friday, September 25, 2020 2:09 PM
>> To: An email list for people using Adobe FrameMaker software. <
>> framers at lists.frameusers.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Framers] Weird spacing in PDF output
>>
>> For those who may (or may not) be interested, I tried creating a PDF from
>> the same TOC file after substituting different fonts in. The PDF generated
>> from the TOCs using either Open Sans or Calibri were even WORSE than the
>> one created using Source Sans Pro. However, the one generated from a TOC
>> using ARIAL as the font generated perfectly. It must be some interaction
>> between the font and the PDF engine.
>>
>> I had a coworker try to generate a PDF from the original TOC using the
>> Source Sans Pro and he got the same result I did, so it is not just my
>> machine having the issue. An Adobe developer contact me today about this
>> and requested sample files, which I have sent. Here's hoping someone comes
>> up with a clue on what is happening and why!
>>
>> On Fri, Sep 18, 2020 at 8:09 AM Lin Sims <ljsims.ml at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > The last time I was successful was August 2019 and I was using FM2019,
>> > so yes, that's changed.
>> > Acrobat is on subscription, so that's changed.
>> > Windows has updated a time or two, so that's changed.
>> > This is the only document this is happening in, but it's also the only
>> > document using the word "Software" in a heading that's pulled into the
>> TOC.
>> >
>> > There's not a lot I can do about any of those changes, and as long as
>> > the tried and true File > Print Book works, I've a viable workaround.
>> > It's just that it's a long time to process viable workaround.
>> >
>> > On Thu, Sep 17, 2020 at 7:14 PM Peter Gold
>> > <peter at petergold.photography>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Tue, Sep 15, 2020 at 3:31 PM Lin Sims <ljsims.ml at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > Sometimes they do, and they also wander through the Adobe
>> >> > FrameMaker
>> >> forum
>> >> > from time to time. I might ping Amitoj and ask him to read this
>> >> > thread
>> >> and
>> >> > the concurrent thread there. Or enter a bug in the tracker, but
>> >> > this is such an oddball occurrence ...
>> >> >
>> >> > The really weird thing is that the last time I created a PDF from
>> >> > this document was in August 2019, with FM2019, and it worked
>> >> > perfectly with
>> >> Save
>> >> > As PDF.
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> I learned from my doctors that if you're having different symptoms
>> >> after years on the same doses of the same meds, sometimes the cause
>> >> is the body's changed. So, since the last time you were successful
>> >> with your same workflow, has Windows been upgraded or patched, or FM?
>> >> Or the font? Or the internal FM>PDF stuff? Hey, it's not rocket
>> >> science, but it is science. :)
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