Fontissue when Exporting to PDF CS5

Commented on linked thread and advised to start new tread.
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/651071?tstart=0
When Exporting to PDF from ID CS5 I have seen font displace and disappear.
Have done some tests since my post on linked tread, and find out, using PDF/X_1a:2001 (PDF version 1.3), it works fine. But when I use PDF version 1.4 and above fonts randomly dissappears. See first picture below.
OK, for me as this is only going to print, but with 1.3 we loose hyperlink and bookmarks if used in other media.
Have seen font displace when Exporting to PDF, (Second picture) and in this case there was no way to get it right with options mentioned above. Only way it came out right was to outline the font...and also PS - Distiller worked fine.
I have found my workarounds, but I would really like to trust the Export to PDF in the future as that is the way Adobe advice us to use.
Workaround 1. Use PDF version 1.3
Workaround 2.
In (application folder) Adobe Indesign CS5 - Presets
Make a new folder - PPDs
Put (ADPDF8.PPD or ADPDF9.PPD) into this folder. (I had a backup of these files, cant find them online...!?!?)
Makes it possible to print PS from InDesign and use Distiller.
Mac - 10.6.X - ID Int. English

@Clement,
We've determined the root case of the text shifts you're seeing in at least one of the cases. In the Animals_Me_Spreads.indd file is having text drop out due to soft returns at the ends of Text on Path objects. We are investigating what would be necessary to fix it, and would hope that we can address it in a future update or release. In the meantime, you should be able to elimiate the problems by eliminating the use of soft returns on Text on Path objects, for example, replace them with hard returns, or limit one story to a path and make the second path contain a separate story.
Sincerely,
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