John Jason Jordan wrote: > On Mon, 13 Nov 2006 19:20:10 -0800 > NoOp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dijo:
>> >> I guess that I'm still confused. If the character is on the PDF form and >> the dropdown is the "what is this" there should be no need to use >> decimal/hex/insert special character at all: > > Because the character is NOT on the dropdown, nor is it available in a > text box after exporting to PDF. That's because OOo is hard coded to > substitute Helvetica for all form controls upon exporting to PDF. I set > the font for the control to Junicode, a font that does have all the > characters, and the form control appears fine as long as I am viewing > it in Writer. After exporting to PDF the font in the control has become > an Adobe Reader sans font. That's because OOo embedded Helvetica for > the control (countermanding the properties I set in the document), and > Adobe Reader doesn't have Helvetica, so it substituted Adobe sans. End > result is that the IPA characters do not appear in the dropdown. If a > student types an IPA character in a text box (i.e., using a hex or > decimal code), the character does not appear either. > I was thinking more along the lines of designing section 1 in the same manner as section 2 as an interim solution. Section 2 Junicode fonts do appear in the text just fine when viewed with Adobe Reader (7.0 linux and windows). --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
