topic Re: Export to PDF Embed Fonts issue in Mapping Questions

Export to PDF Embed Fonts issue

RyanKelley — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 18:07:38 GMT

The embed fonts option doesn't seem to be working for me. I know it's the default already, but just to be sure, I added embed_fonts="True". I also aded convert_markers to True.

Our font is available in Arc10, and works fine in all cases, but when I run this process using ArcGIS Server to call the script, the font does not come through on the PDF, just letters rather than symbols.

MAP.ExportToPDF(MyMXD, MyPDF, convert_markers="True", embed_fonts="True")

Any ideas?

Ryan

Re: Export to PDF Embed Fonts issue

JasonScheirer — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 18:28:52 GMT

Try leaving out the quotes:

MAP.ExportToPDF(MyMXD, MyPDF, convert_markers=True, embed_fonts=True)

Re: Export to PDF Embed Fonts issue

RyanKelley — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 18:34:27 GMT

Thanks Jason, but no love. Any other thoughts?

ryan

Re: Export to PDF Embed Fonts issue

JeffBarrette — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 15:24:59 GMT

Hello Ryan,

I tried to reproduce this using 10.0 SP1 and could not. Here are my steps.

Create a layout with multiple text strings.
Modify the font for each string. A few were core fonts, the remaining were Esri fonts.
I exported to PDF using the UI two times: one with embeded fonts and the other with convert markers and embeded fonts.
I did the same using arcpy.mapping.
I had someone in our office (with no Esri software) open the PDFs and they saw them just fine.

Is there a particular font that is failing for you?

Thanks,
Jeff

Re: Export to PDF Embed Fonts issue

RyanKelley — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 16:36:50 GMT

Hi Jeff,

I probably should have been a little more clear when describing the issue... the "font" is from a character marker font we have installed in Arc10. We have an "Oregon Rec" font with various symbols for camping, skiing, etc.

Thanks,
ryan

Re: Export to PDF Embed Fonts issue

JeffBarrette — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 13:19:11 GMT

Ryan,

Can you send me the font (jbarrette@esri.com). I'll try the same steps with your font. It there any reason your font would behave differenently from the Esri fonts?

Thanks,
Jeff

Re: Export to PDF Embed Fonts issue

JeffBarrette — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 18:13:24 GMT

Ryan,

Thanks for sending me your data. I was able to reproduce the problem with your specific font. I also noticed that this also occurs when exporting from the User Interface, in other words, it is not specific to arcpy.mapping.ExportToPDF.

Could you please open an incident with Technical Support so this issue can be further investigated.

Thanks,
Jeff

Re: Export to PDF Embed Fonts issue

JeffBarrette — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 19:15:09 GMT

Ryan,

After closer examination, we discovered that your font does NOT allow fonts to be embeded.

Under Names and Copyright --> Embedding, you have it set to "Embedding of this font is not allowed"

I hope this helps with your confusion,
Jeff

Re: Export to PDF Embed Fonts issue

JulieWartell — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 04:04:49 GMT

When I export my map to PDF, everything is beautiful EXCEPT the symbols (which are pictures) do not show in the legend. I've tried embedding fonts and not, and all of the other check boxes and not. Any thoughts?