> Then they are probably embedded and subset - that's the distiller >defaults. i will investiguate on their distiller settings.
> What fonts are used for these fields? Some users mistakenly pick >the wrong fonts which cause a significant size increase in the PDF... ... > Open the PDF in Acrobat, go to File->Document Properties->Font and >see what it says. If i go to File->Properties->Font on the original PDf layer file (with empty fields) : Original Font | Type | Encoding | Actual font | Type ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arial | TrueType |Windows | Arial | TrueType | Windows | Embedded | TrueType Arial,Bold | TrueType | Windows | Embedded | TrueType Fonts represent 70% on file size (nearly 150KB of 224KB). The document have 1 page. When i make the same thing on the orignal file (without added layer) : Original Font | Type | Encoding | Actual font | Type ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Helvetica-Bold | Type 1 |Windows | Arial-BoldMT | Type 1 Helvetica | Type 1 |Windows | ArialMT | Type 1 .... all font are Type1 fonts or Type3 fonts. The final size for the 17 pages is 85KB and fonts represent 3.7% !!!!! I don't understand how PDF work. Why these two files are so different (17pages->85KB, 1page->224KB) ? What is the meaning of Type1/Actual Font ? What is Type 1. > No control at all? Not even on the fonts for the fields? If we have no choice, i think i could negociate that. What is the way of building a PDF file (choice of font) to make the PDF layer file the more ligther i can ? > There are two different sets of fonts in play here - for one thing. > > First, the fonts of the content from the original Word >file. Second, the fonts that are specified for each of the form fields in >the PDF that you are filling/stamping/flattening. > > There isn't anything you can do about the first - they are there >to stay. > > In the second case, you have control since your software is doing >the filling/stamping/flattening. You're right. But, i can have no control on the layer file, can i force the PDF layer file to use an alternate font ? Can i change the font used in the fields on the fly ? Thanks. PS: Sorry for all these question but i'm new to PDF format. I don't understand very well how PDF format manage font. I will search accross the net to find more informations about font and PDF. ======= le 16/08/2004, 23:00:32 vous �criviez: ======= >At 05:30 PM 8/16/2004, Seb wrote: >> > Are they fully embedded or subset embed? Are they the same fonts >> >you will use for stamping or different >>The files are built with the acrobat distiller. > > Then they are probably embedded and subset - that's the distiller >defaults. > > >>adds some dynamic fields in the PDF file. > > What fonts are used for these fields? Some users mistakenly pick >the wrong fonts which cause a significant size increase in the PDF... > > >> At last, the file is a new layer file. I think that the fonts are fully >> embedded beacause the file size not decrease when i remove unique >> characters from the file. Do you know how i can find that ? > > Open the PDF in Acrobat, go to File->Document Properties->Font and >see what it says. > > >>The main problem is that the PDF layer file is given by the users and we >>can't control the way of the user build the files. > > No control at all? Not even on the fonts for the fields? > > >>Each page layer of the final document have the same fonts. The only things >>that changes are the dynamic fields. I don't understand why the merge >>process can't share font between pages. > > There are two different sets of fonts in play here - for one thing. > > First, the fonts of the content from the original Word >file. Second, the fonts that are specified for each of the form fields in >the PDF that you are filling/stamping/flattening. > > There isn't anything you can do about the first - they are there >to stay. > > In the second case, you have control since your software is doing >the filling/stamping/flattening. > > > >Leonard > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Leonard Rosenthol <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Chief Technical Officer <http://www.pdfsages.com> >PDF Sages, Inc. 215-938-7080 (voice) > 215-938-0880 (fax) > >. = = = = = = = = = ========= = = = = = = = = = = Seb [EMAIL PROTECTED] 17/08/2004 HS^�隊X���'���u����x��!r�������q�'V��ǝ��tҙ�x� P��讉��ou�JdJ��p5C�讉��}�j��҇�E�Z�Z'"y�w���J��)�jwE�熉�a��� 0�)�ל��&�?ȞH&������?�]<�o9�7�����ب�ɚ�X��X��$��ڮz�b�{%��l���q���z�m��?�X���(�� ~��zw��X�����b��?�ױ����ب�
