https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=155096
Bug ID: 155096
Summary: FORMCONTROLS: Combo box exports fonts inconsistently
to other form controls
Product: LibreOffice
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: medium
Component: Writer
Assignee: libreoffice-bugs@lists.freedesktop.org
Reporter: st...@nyhof.id.au
Created attachment 187018
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Source document with combo box and text box
I always try to use Type 1 fonts in my forms to avoid problems with
compatibility. In my experience, embedded fonts for form controls can sometimes
cause end user error messages when trying to fill the form.
Forms made in Writer using Times New Roman generally translate well; when the
exported form is opened in Acrobat, the Properties tab shows the font as 'Times
Roman'. This is true at least for text boxes, date fields and number fields.
However with Combo boxes that also use Times New Roman, the exported PDF when
viewed in Acrobat shows the font as 'TimesNewRomanPSMT'. I have to individually
change each field to 'Times Roman' in Acrobat post-processing in order to avoid
unpredictable results by end users.
It would be amazing if combo boxes would export fonts as text boxes do today.
Anecdotally, when I tried making PDF forms with Inkscape (another great open
source project) a few years ago, it suffered badly from this problem and also
affected text boxes.
I will attach a source test document with a text box & a combo box, the
exported PDF, as well as screenshots of the field properties in Acrobat.
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