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IDProjectCategoryView StatusLast Update
0004534ScribusUser Interfacepublic2016-04-08 06:06
Reporterchristoph_s Assigned To 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
Status confirmedResolutionopen 
Platformx86OSLinuxOS VersionSuSE 10.1
Product Version1.3.4cvs 
Summary0004534: Add PDF font options to Doc Setup and Prefs
DescriptionI can see no reason why the font options should be treated different than the other options.
Tagsfont selection, fonts
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Kunda

2016-04-04 16:43

updater   ~0039783

Christoph, what do you mean by PDF font options
Do you mean PDF export options?

christoph_s

2016-04-05 06:02

administrator   ~0039802

Yes, of course. What else could've been meant?

Kunda

2016-04-05 13:23

updater   ~0039813

christoph, because aren't they already in there?

Kunda

2016-04-05 13:24

updater  

pdf-export-options.gif (697,078 bytes)   
pdf-export-options.gif (697,078 bytes)   

Kunda

2016-04-05 13:25

updater  

Kunda

2016-04-05 13:26

updater   ~0039814

Oh I see what you mean now. Uploaded comparison screencasts between 'Export to PDF' dialog called from File > Export
and
Prefs/Doc Setup

Kunda

2016-04-05 13:30

updater   ~0039815

Last edited: 2016-04-05 13:31

devs, what say you?
FirasH, since this is a UI issue, would you be interested in tackling this ?

jghali

2016-04-05 15:31

administrator   ~0039818

The fonts options are intentionally removed because the font list used by a specific document:
1) is not available (prefs case: must be accesible without any doc open)
2) is not constant (document setup case)

Kunda

2016-04-05 18:57

updater   ~0039824

So this is by design. Then this is a "won't fix", right?

christoph_s

2016-04-06 06:04

administrator   ~0039841

No, it's not a "won't fix" IMHO.

As to Jean' objections:

1) Prefs case: It's not about a *particular* font, but about the general options for font embedding/outlining/none of the above.

2) DocSetup case: same as 1)

Since the font managing options don't apply to PDF and only PS, it would only be fair to let users determine, how fonts in exported PDFs are being handled by default, whether it be a single document or a new one.

Another option would, of course, be an extension of the font manager in Prefs/DocSetup, once it's been made to work again.

jghali

2016-04-06 07:03

administrator   ~0039842

>> Since the font managing options don't apply to PDF and only PS

This is just totally wrong.

jghali

2016-04-06 07:14

administrator   ~0039844

Sorry christoph, but this is a won't fix. The PDF fonts prefs could only be crippled in those dialogs. And that users would not understand either.

christoph_s

2016-04-08 06:06

administrator   ~0039898

Jean, until the options in the Fonts section apply equally to PS and PDF files, the request is valid, both with regards to DocSetup and Prefs.

Currently (1.5.2), a user has the choice between

1) Embed or Subset

2) Outline all Fonts

3) Do not embed

These should be available as a potential default setting in both DocSetup and Prefs. It doesn't mean that the options should be removed from the PDF export dialogue, but it makes sense to be able to set a default behaviour, depending on the respective standard workflow, e.g., outlining all fonts.

It would also make sense to let users override the font management settings, which are, in a quite intransparent way connected to the PDF font export settings, e.g., "Ignore font file size limitations as determined by the Font settings".

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2006-11-16 14:01 christoph_s New Issue
2006-11-16 14:02 christoph_s Summary Add Bleed display as an option (Document Setup, Prefs, View) => Add PDF font options to Doc Setup and Prefs
2016-04-04 16:43 Kunda Note Added: 0039783
2016-04-04 16:43 Kunda Assigned To => christoph_s
2016-04-04 16:43 Kunda Status new => feedback
2016-04-04 16:43 Kunda Tag Attached: font selection
2016-04-04 16:43 Kunda Tag Attached: fonts
2016-04-05 06:02 christoph_s Note Added: 0039802
2016-04-05 06:02 christoph_s Status feedback => assigned
2016-04-05 06:02 christoph_s Assigned To christoph_s =>
2016-04-05 13:23 Kunda Note Added: 0039813
2016-04-05 13:24 Kunda File Added: pdf-export-options.gif
2016-04-05 13:25 Kunda File Added: pdf-export-options-with-fonts-and-extras.gif
2016-04-05 13:26 Kunda Note Added: 0039814
2016-04-05 13:28 Kunda Status assigned => confirmed
2016-04-05 13:30 Kunda Note Added: 0039815
2016-04-05 13:31 Kunda Note Edited: 0039815
2016-04-05 15:31 jghali Note Added: 0039818
2016-04-05 18:57 Kunda Note Added: 0039824
2016-04-06 06:04 christoph_s Note Added: 0039841
2016-04-06 07:03 jghali Note Added: 0039842
2016-04-06 07:14 jghali Note Added: 0039844
2016-04-08 06:06 christoph_s Note Added: 0039898