PDF Export Fonts Appear Jagged

Using the built in Pages templates, PDF export documents seem to have proper anti-aliasing for some fonts but none whatsoever for others. In a resumé template the top right block is not aliased, nor are the headers anywhere else in the doc. However the main paragraphs are. I've tried several different fonts and templates, the end result always the same. At the moment this is making Pages completely unusable for me. Anyone else seen this problem, or a means of fixing it? The only thing I've not yet tried is a complete reinstall.
Thanks

PDF export documents seem to have proper anti-aliasing for some fonts but none whatsoever for others
The way this works depends in part on the programming of the spline shapes you embed and in part on the programming in the application that displays the digital document.
PostScript depends on a smart rasterizer. The rasterizer uses suggestive 'hints' in Type 1 splines to gridfit to the address space.
TrueType depends on smart splines. The rasterizer uses strong 'instructions' in the TrueType splines to gridfit to the address space.
Type 1 'hints' and TrueType 'instructions' can be coupled with additional solutions in the form of anti-aliasing that grayscales the gridfitting.
Part of what you pay for when you pay for a font is the gridfitting. If memory serves, it took a team of ten developers a year to do the gridfitting instructions for the TrueType fonts in System 7.
OS X has the ability to rasterize as well Type 1 splines (supported since the Open Font Architecture in Mac OS 7.5) and TrueType splines, but the place to begin is the splines themselves, since if they are shoddy then the imaging is shoddy too. The rule is garbage in and garbage out.
Not that this helps, but still ...
Best,
Henrik

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Please refer following SAP note:
Business Objects Notes Get Help | Close
   1220516 - Font size decreases when report is exported to PDF from Crystal Reports XI or Crystal Reports XI Release 2
Language   English     Version   1     Validity: 07.05.2008 - active
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Content:    Summary   |   Header Data   |   Other Properties
Symptom
In Crystal Reports XI and Crystal Reports XI Release 2 the font shrinks by approximately 10% when a report is exported to Adobe Acrobat Format (PDF).
Cause
This behavior is due to the way Windows and UNIX, and therefore Crystal Reports, handles low point size fonts on a low-resolution screen. Text layout in the absence of a printer driver will consistently be rendered differently than in PDF.
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Resolution
CAUTION The following resolution involves editing the registry. Using the Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall the Microsoft Windows operating system. Use the Registry Editor at your own risk. It is strongly recommended that you make a backup copy of the registry files before you edit the registry. For information on how to edit the registry key, view the 'Changing Keys And Values' online Help topic in the Registry Editor (Regedit.exe).
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Business Objects\Suite 11.0\Crystal Reports\Export\PDF\ForceLargerFonts
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I know this is covered in other threads, however I've tried the registry hacks suggested, and it doesn't work.
I have the following keys in place
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-20\Software\Business Objects\Suite 11.5\Crystal Reports\Export\PDF
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Business Objects\Suite 11.5\Crystal Reports\Export\PDF
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Business Objects\Suite 11.5\Crystal Reports\Export\PDF
With the ForceLargerFonts DWORD set to 1
I have restarted ISS, rebooted server and still nothing.
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I818592 wrote:>
> If my previous suggestion did not help, export the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Business Objects\Suite 11.5\ key. Open it in notepad. Copy and paste the contents here.
>
>
> Ludek
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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Business Objects\Suite 11.5]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Business Objects\Suite 11.5\CER]
"ConnectionPool"="5"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Business Objects\Suite 11.5\Crystal Reports]
"CommonFiles"="C:
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Business Objects
Common
3.5
bin
"ChartSupportPath"="C:
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Common
3.5
ChartSupport
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Business Objects\Suite 11.5\Crystal Reports\Export]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Business Objects\Suite 11.5\Crystal Reports\Export\PDF]
"ForceLargerFonts"=dword:00000001
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Business Objects\Suite 11.5\Enterprise]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Business Objects\Suite 11.5\Enterprise\Admin Plugins]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Business Objects\Suite 11.5\Enterprise\Admin Plugins\CrystalEnterprise.CMSAdmin]
"ObjectsPerPage"="100"
"Viewer"="html_frame"
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"EnableSiteMinderSingleSignOn"=dword:00000001
"SiteMinderAuthentication"="secLDAP"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Business Objects\Suite 11.5\Enterprise\Auth Plugins]
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"CLSID"="{EEF23B32-CA8F-4A32-96D1-EB5942AE86D4}"
"NAME"="Enterprise"
"OBJTYPENAME"="Enterprise"
"PROGID"="secEnterprise"
"Version"="11.5.0.0"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Business Objects\Suite 11.5\Enterprise\Auth Plugins\secLDAP]
"CLSID"="{076FDBD4-FC03-4003-A9B0-4187562F9222}"
"NAME"="LDAP"
"OBJTYPENAME"="LDAP"
"PROGID"="secLDAP"
"VERSION"="11.5.0.0"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Business Objects\Suite 11.5\Enterprise\Auth Plugins\secWinAD]
"CLSID"="{EF2AA9B4-8AB4-464B-BC70-62DB7F064335}"
"NAME"="Windows AD"
"OBJTYPENAME"="SecWinAD"
"PROGID"="secWinAD"
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[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Business Objects\Suite 11.5\Enterprise\Auth Plugins\secWindowsNT]
"CLSID"="{6C25B576-87E4-4C6A-837B-1245F51E129B}"
"NAME"="Windows NT"
"OBJTYPENAME"="Windows NT"
"PROGID"="secWindowsNT"
"Version"="11.5.0.0"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Business Objects\Suite 11.5\Enterprise\CMSClusterMembers]
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[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Business Objects\Suite 11.5\Enterprise\Desktop Plugins]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Business Objects\Suite 11.5\Enterprise\Desktop Plugins\CrystalEnterprise.Report]
"ReportAddTimeout"=dword:000001a4
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Business Objects\Suite 11.5\Enterprise\InstallRoot]
"TempFiles"="C:
Program Files
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Data
"Path"="C:
Program Files
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[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Business Objects\Suite 11.5\Enterprise\Options]
"CInfoDirectory"="C:
Program Files
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[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Business Objects\Suite 11.5\Enterprise\PluginMgr]
"InstallRetryIntervalInMinute"=dword:00000002
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Business Objects\Suite 11.5\hooks]
"CDHook"="
adlmdcf07
MDC_Data
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Software
CRXIR2SP2Full
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[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Business Objects\Suite 11.5\Installer]
"WebsiteHost"=""
"WebsiteMetabaseNumber"="1"
"WebsitePort"="80"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Business Objects\Suite 11.5\Logging]
"loggingPath"="C:
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Business Objects
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"loggingPluginDir"="C:
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[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Business Objects\Suite 11.5\Report Application Server]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Business Objects\Suite 11.5\Report Application Server\Client SDK]
"LogError"="No"
"LogFile"=""
"DefaultReportAppServerConfigFile"="C:
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3.5
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"DefaultReportAppServer"="Localhost"
"SerializerType"="1"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Business Objects\Suite 11.5\Report Application Server\Client SDK\CorbaAdapter]
"WaitReplyTimeout(ms)"="600000"
"SendRequestTimeout(ms)"="10000"
"UpdateServerListInterval(ms)"="60000"
"CheckServerNonExistentInterval(ms)"="10000"
"TraceLevel(0-3)"="0"
"TraceRequestsOutputDir"=""
"RASServerSubString"=""
"ConnectionPoolSize"="5"
"SerializerType"="1"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Business Objects\Suite 11.5\Report Application Server\Client SDK\RequestRecording]
"RecordRequests"="No"
"RecordRequestsOutputDir"=""
"RecordSucceededResultDetails"="No"
"RecordSecurityContext"="No"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Business Objects\Suite 11.5\Report Application Server\Client SDK\TcpipAdapter]
"Retries"="10"
"DefaultPortNum"="1566"
"SerializerType"="1"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Business Objects\Suite 11.5\Report Application Server\Client SDK\XmlSerializer]
"LogFailedXml"="No"
"LogFile"=""
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Business Objects\Suite 11.5\Report Application Server\InprocServer]
"AgentLimit"="500"
"AgentTimeoutMins"="30"
"ConnectionDirMgrProgIDs"="CrystalReports115.LocalConnMgr.0;CrystalReports115.ODBCConnMgr.0"
"EnterpriseRequestTimeout(min)"="600000"
"JobSharingMaxDataAge(sec)"="1200"
"PrintJobLimit"="75"
"PrintJobSharingTimeout"="20"
"ProcessAffinityMask"="-1"
"ReportDirMgrProgID"="CrystalReports115.LocalReportMgr.0"
"RequestWorkerThread"="2"
"ResultFieldsSortMethod"="1"
"DataEngineName"="C:
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"ProcessingExtensionPath"="C:
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[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Business Objects\Suite 11.5\Report Application Server\InprocServer\LocalConnectionMgr]
"ConnectionDirectoryPath"="c:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Business Objects\Suite 11.5\Report Application Server\InprocServer\ReportDocument]
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"MaxNumOfRecords"="-1"
"NumOfBrowsingRecords"="100"
"NumOfCachedBatches"="-1"
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"RowsetBatchSize"="100"
"SaveDataWithDoc"="Yes"
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"file"="CrystalReports115.LocalReportMgr.0"
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[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Business Objects\Suite 11.5\Report Application Server\Server]
"AgentLimit"="500"
"AgentTimeoutMins"="30"
"ConnectionDirMgrProgIDs"="CrystalReports115.LocalConnMgr.0;CrystalReports115.ODBCConnMgr.0"
"EnterpriseRequestTimeout(min)"="600000"
"JobSharingMaxDataAge(sec)"="1200"
"PrintJobLimit"="75"
"PrintJobSharingTimeout"="20"
"ProcessAffinityMask"="-1"
"ReportDirMgrProgID"="CrystalReports115.LocalReportMgr.0"
"RequestWorkerThread"="2"
"ResultFieldsSortMethod"="1"
"DataEngineName"="C:
Program Files
Business Objects
Common
3.5
bin
crpe32.dll"
"ProcessingExtensionPath"="C:
Program Files
Business Objects
BusinessObjects Enterprise 11.5
win32_x86
ProcessExt"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Business Objects\Suite 11.5\Report Application Server\Server\Logging]
"LogSysTrace"="False"
"LogRequest"="False"
"LogTrace"="False"
"LogError"="False"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Business Objects\Suite 11.5\Report Application Server\Server\ReportDocument]
"AsnycSQL"="No"
"MaxNumOfRecords"="20000"
"NumOfBrowsingRecords"="100"
"NumOfCachedBatches"="-1"
"PushDownGroupBy"="No"
"ReportStyle"="9"
"RowsetBatchSize"="100"
"SaveDataWithDoc"="Yes"
"SelectDistinctRecords"="No"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Business Objects\Suite 11.5\Report Application Server\Server\RptDirMgrProgIDs]
"default"="CrystalReports115.LocalReportMgr.0"
"file"="CrystalReports115.LocalReportMgr.0"
"ras"="CrystalReports115.LocalReportMgr.0"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Business Objects\Suite 11.5\Report Application Server\Viewer]
"PrintControlVersion"="10,0,0,0"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Business Objects\Suite 11.5\Shared]
"CommonFiles"="C:
Program Files
Business Objects
Common
3.5
"CEShared"="C:
Program Files
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"SuiteInstallDir"="C:
Program Files
Business Objects
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Business Objects\Suite 11.5\Shared Tools]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Business Objects\Suite 11.5\Shared Tools\crheapalloc.dll]
"Path"="C:
Program Files
Business Objects
Common
3.5
bin
crheapalloc.dll"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Business Objects\Suite 11.5\Shared Tools\ebus.dll]
"Path"="C:
WINDOWS
system32
ebus-3-3-2-5.dll"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Business Objects\Suite 11.5\Shared Tools\etc.dll]
"Path"="C:
WINDOWS
system32
etc-1-0-12-4.dll"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Business Objects\Suite 11.5\Shared Tools\HTML]
"Path"="C:
WINDOWS
system32
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Business Objects\Suite 11.5\Shared Tools\keydecoder.dll]
"Path"="C:
Program Files
Business Objects
Common
3.5
bin
keydecoder.dll"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Business Objects\Suite 11.5\Shared Tools\nsclient.dll]
"Path"="C:
WINDOWS
system32
nsclient115.dll"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Business Objects\Suite 11.5\Shared Tools\nsclientw.dll]
"Path"="C:
WINDOWS
system32
nsclient115w.dll"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Business Objects\Suite 11.5\Shared Tools\Strings]
"Path"="C:
WINDOWS
system32
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Designer: Crystal Reports 2008 SP 2
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I have had ongoing problems with PDF export from FrameMaker. Sometimes the correct fonts do not embed in the PDF and Times New Roman is substituted. The problem appears and disappears and is causing me a lot of lost time and frustration.
I am running FrameMaker 9.0 fully patched on Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit. I have seen people complain about this issue and am familiar with the suggested fixes. However, the exact cause and solution eludes me because the problem continues to recur and I am only able to recover with guesswork and workarounds.
Initially I did the following:
ACROBAT PDF SETTINGS
- In the printer properties for Adobe PDF settings I turned off the option "Rely on system fonts only; do not use documents fonts."
ACROBAT DISTILLER SETTING
Under "Font" Settings I changed the following:
- Under "Settings/Font Locations" I added the font folder for Technical Communication Suite 2.0 and made sure all the fonts existed there and in the Windows default font directory.
- Under "Settings/Edit Adobe PDF Setting/Fonts" I changed the following options:
- Selected "Embed all fonts"
- Under "Embedding" chose "Always Embed" for the target fonts.
I tweaked these settings for hours and got no results. Then I rebooted and the problem had magically disappeared. I fixed the issue in the same way on another machine and the results were permanent and I was just happy to finally have it fixed, But this time it didn't last.
I should note that upon reboot, when I used the stock "PDF Job Options," the correct fonts still embedded, leading me to believe that the fix had nothing to do with the changes I made to Distiller settings.
After reboot I generated PDFs with the correct fonts embedded. Then I shut down FM, but left the system running. The next morning I opened FM again and the same problem occurred.
So I rebooted again -- and the problem disappeared again. I therefore thought maybe the issue fixes on reboot but recurs when you shut down FM and reopen. So I shut down FM again and reopened, but it is still working fine for the moment.
I verified that the Adobe PDF settings under "Printers & Devices" that I turned off (Rely on system fonts only; do not use documents fonts) remained correctly unchecked through all these changes.
I would really like to know why this happens so I can resolve it permanently and avoid more lost time.
Thanks in advance,
Douglas

The common theme I'm seeing here is that the setting edits you make in
Distiller through the FM "Save As PDF" option don't seem to take effect.
Do you know if that is true or could you elaborate on the notorious nature
of this method for me?
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There are too many potential and transient problems to list. The only thing
I can say is that I've been an active member of the FrameUsers listserv
(http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/listinfo/framers) since FM version 6.0,
circa 2001, and probably 95% of the PDF problems reported there have been
fixed simply by using print to Adobe PDF (or to Acrobat Distiller in older
PDF versions), instead of using Save as PDF. Common advice there has always
been to avoid Save as PDF and even some Adobe employees have recommended
against using it. It doesn't matter which FM version.
The once-busy FrameUsers listserve has been fading away, recently, as this
new Adobe forum software allows reading via e-mail, and attachment of
screenshots. Even if you look around on this forum now, you'll probably
find that there are two main fixes for issues with PDF. One is NOT using
Save as PDF, which seems to fix a whole bunch of issues. The other is the
use of a Windows hotfix to squash a Windows OS bug that causes dropped
characters in PDFs.
In the rare instances that someone has issues with printing to PDF, they are
almost always related to errors in settings. Or occasionally someone can't
embed fonts because they are trying to the embed the virtual fonts that come
with their printer driver instead of fonts that have actually been installed
on their computer. (The fonts are hard-wired on their printer, so the system
can use them but not embed them.)

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I refer to a problem which was already discussed [here|Export to PDF wrong font;. I was asked to start a new thread and provide further information. Here we are...
The issue is nearly the same:
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- We have a report, used in both solutions.
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- The web solution creates a PDF file and prompts to open or save. In this PDF, the font is substituted with Arial. This is actually the concrete problem.
1) Version of CR
on MY machine (MAYBE different on production environment, I have to check this):
Crystal Reports 10 (10.0.0.53327)
Crystal Reports Basic Runtime forVisual Studio 2008 (10.5.0.0)
Crystal Reports runtime engine for .NET Framework 4 (64-bit) (13.0.0.99)
Crystal Reports , version for Visual Studio 2010 (13.0.0.99)
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3) web / win app?
Both, see description above.
4) Is this happening on dev or deployed system?
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6) Link to a screen shot that shows the issue
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I hope you can help me. If the description is a little confusing, please ask, I will try to explain better, promised. Thank you, have a nice weekend!
Greetings,
Jens

Hi Don,
thank you very much for your reply!
The font is True Type, embedding allows preview/print.
What exactly does "Then make sure the WEB Servers have access to the font." mean? It is installed on the machine. I'm not really familiar with that server config stuff, as it is usually not my job...
Do we have to install the update (it is called support pack 2, right?) on the developement AND the deployment machine? Or only on the developement environment?
Best regards,
Jens

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The bar code font I am using is from http://www.barcodesinc.com/free-barcode-font/
Edited by: Lothar Bernecker on Dec 3, 2009 3:12 PM

I think there's issues with that Barcode TrueType font and Java.
You can try a Java app (such as the sample demo app that comes with Java) and try viewing that font.
You'd need to use a different barcode font.
Sincerely,
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