[scribus] Font in PDF does not match screen

2009-07-21 Thread Andrew
On 21/07/2009, at 1:06 AM, John Beardmore wrote: > Peter Nermander wrote: > >>> But the whole point about OSS software is that it is accessible to >>> people who haven't had to spend thousands of dollars on software >>> with >>> training on top. >> I haven't spent any money at all learning DTP

[scribus] Font in PDF does not match screen

2009-07-20 Thread John Beardmore
Peter Nermander wrote: >> But the whole point about OSS software is that it is accessible to >> people who haven't had to spend thousands of dollars on software with >> training on top. > > I haven't spent any money at all learning DTP, I have learned > everything from free online sources. Me to

[scribus] Font in PDF does not match screen

2009-07-19 Thread Peter Nermander
> But the whole point about OSS software is that it is accessible to > people who haven't had to spend thousands of dollars on software with > training on top. I haven't spent any money at all learning DTP, I have learned everything from free online sources. And learning about how to produce "opt

[scribus] Font in PDF does not match screen

2009-07-19 Thread John Beardmore
jwminer at accessvt.com wrote: > Doc wrote: >> It has nothing to do with bias. It has to do with you ignoring the >> word >> "unwary". You aren't an unwary user. Neither (now) am I. > > Anyone who is using software as complex as Scribus to do as > skill-intensive a job as designing publications mu

[scribus] Font in PDF does not match screen

2009-07-19 Thread John Beardmore
Peter Nermander wrote: >> It has nothing to do with bias. It has to do with you ignoring the word >> "unwary". You aren't an unwary user. Neither (now) am I. > > The point here is that the need to embed fonts in PDFs is considered > "common knowledge" among DTP people. But the whole point about

[scribus] Font in PDF does not match screen

2009-07-19 Thread John Beardmore
Nick Hasser wrote: > D. R. Evans wrote: >> Nick Hasser said the following at 07/18/2009 07:32 AM : >> >>> Maybe I'm biased because I've been using Scribus for almost 3 years to >>> publish a monthly newsletter, but the Font tab in the Save as PDF dialog >> It has nothing to do with bias. It has to

[scribus] Font in PDF does not match screen

2009-07-19 Thread John Beardmore
Nick Hasser wrote: > I'm making the assumption that you are using Scribus for professional > purposes. If that is the case, then you should not have a problem > testing your product in the expected environment. I'm making the assumption that you're making the assumption that I'm targeting my PDF

[scribus] Font in PDF does not match screen

2009-07-19 Thread John Beardmore
Nick Hasser wrote: > D. R. Evans wrote: >> Nick Hasser said the following at 07/17/2009 07:29 PM : >>> A great example that we should always check our output before publishing... >> But if I'd checked it in okular that wouldn't have given any indication of >> a problem. So merely checking the outp

[scribus] Font in PDF does not match screen

2009-07-18 Thread Peter Nermander
> It has nothing to do with bias. It has to do with you ignoring the word > "unwary". You aren't an unwary user. Neither (now) am I. The point here is that the need to embed fonts in PDFs is considered "common knowledge" among DTP people. Anybody publishing anything in any format should learn the

[scribus] Font in PDF does not match screen

2009-07-18 Thread jwmi...@accessvt.com
Doc wrote: > It has nothing to do with bias. It has to do with you ignoring the > word > "unwary". You aren't an unwary user. Neither (now) am I. Anyone who is using software as complex as Scribus to do as skill-intensive a job as designing publications must get "wary" pretty fast. Contrary to wid

[scribus] Font in PDF does not match screen

2009-07-18 Thread Nick Hasser
D. R. Evans wrote: > Nick Hasser said the following at 07/18/2009 07:32 AM : > >> Maybe I'm biased because I've been using Scribus for almost 3 years to >> publish a monthly newsletter, but the Font tab in the Save as PDF dialog > > It has nothing to do with bias. It has to do with you ignoring t

[scribus] Font in PDF does not match screen

2009-07-18 Thread Nick Hasser
D. R. Evans wrote: > Nick Hasser said the following at 07/17/2009 08:28 PM : >> D. R. Evans wrote: >>> Nick Hasser said the following at 07/17/2009 07:29 PM : >>> A great example that we should always check our output before publishing... >>> But if I'd checked it in okular that wouldn't have

[scribus] Font in PDF does not match screen

2009-07-18 Thread D. R. Evans
Christoph Sch?fer said the following at 07/17/2009 09:14 PM : > > I think we're talking about 2 different issues here. Many licenses of > commercial fonts simply don't permit embedding. There is sometimes also a bit > set in those fonts that some programs read and consequently refuse embedding.

[scribus] Font in PDF does not match screen

2009-07-18 Thread D. R. Evans
Nick Hasser said the following at 07/18/2009 07:32 AM : > > Maybe I'm biased because I've been using Scribus for almost 3 years to > publish a monthly newsletter, but the Font tab in the Save as PDF dialog It has nothing to do with bias. It has to do with you ignoring the word "unwary". You aren

[scribus] Font in PDF does not match screen

2009-07-18 Thread Christoph Schäfer
Am Samstag, 18. Juli 2009 05:00:53 schrieb D. R. Evans: > Nick Hasser said the following at 07/17/2009 08:28 PM : > > D. R. Evans wrote: > >> Nick Hasser said the following at 07/17/2009 07:29 PM : > >>> A great example that we should always check our output before > >>> publishing... > >> > >> But

[scribus] Font in PDF does not match screen

2009-07-17 Thread Nick Hasser
D. R. Evans wrote: > Nick Hasser said the following at 07/17/2009 07:29 PM : > >> A great example that we should always check our output before publishing... > > But if I'd checked it in okular that wouldn't have given any indication of > a problem. So merely checking the output is insufficient p

[scribus] Font in PDF does not match screen

2009-07-17 Thread Nick Hasser
D. R. Evans wrote: > D. R. Evans said the following at 07/17/2009 05:37 PM : > >> The basic font used for the text is LMRoman12 (from the Latin Modern >> family). It looks fine on the screen and in the PDF. However, in a few >> places I have some titles in LMRomans12 Italic. These render correctly

[scribus] Font in PDF does not match screen

2009-07-17 Thread D. R. Evans
Nick Hasser said the following at 07/17/2009 08:28 PM : > D. R. Evans wrote: >> Nick Hasser said the following at 07/17/2009 07:29 PM : >> >>> A great example that we should always check our output before publishing... >> But if I'd checked it in okular that wouldn't have given any indication of >>

[scribus] Font in PDF does not match screen

2009-07-17 Thread D. R. Evans
Nick Hasser said the following at 07/17/2009 07:29 PM : > A great example that we should always check our output before publishing... But if I'd checked it in okular that wouldn't have given any indication of a problem. So merely checking the output is insufficient protection. Doc -- Web: h

[scribus] Font in PDF does not match screen

2009-07-17 Thread D. R. Evans
D. R. Evans said the following at 07/17/2009 05:37 PM : > The basic font used for the text is LMRoman12 (from the Latin Modern > family). It looks fine on the screen and in the PDF. However, in a few > places I have some titles in LMRomans12 Italic. These render correctly on > the screen. However,

[scribus] Font in PDF does not match screen

2009-07-17 Thread D. R. Evans
I'm trying to produce a two-page PDF document. This is new territory for me. I thought I had figured everything out, but at the final step something seems to be wrong :-( The basic font used for the text is LMRoman12 (from the Latin Modern family). It looks fine on the screen and in the PDF. Howev