This issue was resolved outside the mailing list. > ... I had used the "PDF Text Field Tool" instead of the "Text Frame > Tool"!
Owen On Sun, 20 Jan 2013 23:47:32 -0600 Jonathan Bartlett <jonathan at bartlettpublishing.com> wrote: > I tried hitting the "outline all" button, but no go. I *think* I'm > using Arial, but it seems the font dialog sometimes defaults to a > weird system font, though I don't think it is actually selecting that > font. > > Just FYI - the point size I am using is between 150 and 250 points. > I can send you the source and output files offline if you wish. > > Jon > > > On Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 9:27 PM, Owen <rcook at pcug.org.au> wrote: > > > OK, > > > > Well I am not on a mac, so can't test that for you. (I tried it on > > my Linux and it worked as expected, though the font I used didn't > > need embedding) > > > > Is it an odd font? Have you tried outlining it? > > > > > > > > Owen > > > > > > > I just tried with embedded fonts and the same results. I am > > > using Mac OS > > > 10.7.5. > > > > > > Jon > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 4:37 PM, Owen <rcook at pcug.org.au> wrote: > > > > > >> > > >> > I am having difficulty with printing and PDF export. I am > > >> printing > > >> > very > > >> > large white text onto a black background with an overlaid image > > >> with > > >> > blend > > >> > mode "Luminosity". When it exports, it has: > > >> > > > >> > 1) Very small fonts (instead of very large) > > >> > 2) Black fonts (instead of white) > > >> > 3) The background image looks like it might be blended right, > > >> > but > > >> it > > >> > is > > >> > mostly obscured by a large dark-colored box, which I presume is > > >> the > > >> > bounding box for the main text. > > >> > > > >> > The only warning I am getting if I do PDF 1.4 export is the > > >> > DPI of > > >> my > > >> > image. > > >> > > > >> > It works perfectly if I export as an image. My current > > >> > solution, which > > >> > works, is to export to PNG and then convert to PDF. However, I > > >> would > > >> > prefer to have a vector version of the PDF, if possible. > > >> > > > >> > It works good if I export to SVG. The image is not properly > > >> blended, > > >> > but > > >> > everything else looks good. > > >> > > > >> > I am brand new to Scribus, so I imagine I am doing something > > >> wrong, > > >> > but am > > >> > not sure. Any help is appreciated. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> In the Export->Save as PDF dialog, have you embedded the fonts? > > >> > > >> Also, what Operating System? > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> -- > > >> Owen > > >> > -- Owen
