I've been curious about something similar for quite a while (don't remember how long ago this started).
I have a report defined with a simple Times New Roman 12. No bold, no effects. But when I send it to a PDF it comes out different (no PDF options are specified). The attached shows a side by side. Can I use this new command but somehow substitute it for TNR? Or should I submit as an enhancement or fix? Karen -----Original Message----- From: A. Razzak Memon <[email protected]> To: RBASE-L Group <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, Oct 12, 2022 11:12 pm Subject: [RBASE-L] - Tip of the Day: Specify a Custom Font in PDF Output with Font Substitutions Thursday, October 13, 2022 Tip of the Day: Specify a Custom Font in PDF Output with Font Substitutions Product.......: R:BASE X.5 and R:BASE X.5 Enterprise (Version 10.5) Build.........: 10.5.5.11013 or higher Sections......: Reports/Labels Keywords......: PDF, PROPERTY, Font Substitution, TrueType, Device Font Did you know that you can specify a replacement font for all reports/labels using the MS San Serif device font when printing to PDF output? When printing to the PDF output, the MS Sans Serif device font is substituted with Helvetica (native PDF font), which is wider than MS Sans Serif, and may result in characters being truncated. The substitution logic is true for all device fonts, which is indicated by a monitor icon in the font drop-down, within the Report Designer's Format toolbar. MS Sans Serif is in the Swiss font family which are recognized by variable stroke widths, which are proportional to the actual widths of the glyphs, and which do not have serifs. R:BASE has been updated to optionally change the replacement font for all reports/labels using the MS San Serif device font, or any fonts in the Swiss font family, when printing to PDF output. Any TrueType font can be used for the substitution. The following command may be used at the R:BASE startup to specify a replacement font: PROPERTY REPORT PDF_SERIF_FONT_REPLACEMENT 'Arial' To clear a substitution, use the following command to pass a space as the font name. PROPERTY REPORT PDF_SERIF_FONT_REPLACEMENT ' ' Very Best R:egards, Razzak. R:BASE Technologies, Inc. https://www.rbase.com -- For group guidelines, visit http://www.rbase.com/support/usersgroup_guidelines.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBASE-L" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbase-l/58318de7-abaf-5da3-92a1-4e6402db9c85%40rbase.com. -- For group guidelines, visit http://www.rbase.com/support/usersgroup_guidelines.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBASE-L" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbase-l/820681693.1150422.1665683504286%40mail.yahoo.com.
