Re: PDFs and font kerning - correct with some printers, incorrect wit h others?

[Dov Isaacs <isaacs@xxxxxxxxx>]

(1) Note that Distiller 4.0 was replaced by 4.0.5 quite a while
ago. All registered users of 4.0 were supposed to receive a CDROM
with Acrobat 4.0.5. However, I don't think that this is the problem
here.

(2) You didn't indicate which version of Windows the PDF file is
being printed under and likewise, which version of Acrobat / Acrobat
Reader is being used to print the PDF file from:

        (a) You might see if updated PCL drivers are available for
        the version of Windows you are running from. Many of the
        drivers are buggier than an entomology lab and have more
        errors than an early Mets game!

        (b) You might see whether the problem persists with the
        combination of Acrobat / Acrobat Reader 5.0.5 and the
        latest PCL drivers for printing of the document in question.

        - Dov



At 7/11/2002 01:49 PM, Grant, Christopher wrote:
>Hello all,
>
>I'm having an issue with PDFs generated from FrameMaker 5.5.6 using Acrobat
>Distiller 4.0. Specifically, when printing the PDF to a printer with a PCL
>driver, a font kerning issue results.  This font kerning issue does not
>appear on-screen, and does NOT appear when printing the PDF with a
>Postscript printer driver. 
>
>For example, consider "TESTAudio" where "TEST" is italicised but "Audio" is
>not.  This means that the second T will lean over into the first A's
>character space.  With the non-Postscript printer driver, the top of the T
>is cut off exactly where the A's character space starts, instead of allowing
>them to overlap.  
>
>It's just kind of baffling since this doesn't appear onscreen or with
>Postscript printer drivers.  But most folks printing this will be using PCL
>drivers and will see the error.  
>
>Any suggestions are very much appreciated.  Thanks.
>
>Chris Grant


** To unsubscribe, send a message to majordomo@omsys.com **
** with "unsubscribe framers" (no quotes) in the body.   **