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Thanks. But we are told that PDFs often do not convert into "clean" code in ePubs. In this respect, is one of the PDF formats less likely to give problems?
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Export as PDF - Faulty Text Ligatures in MS Edge Browser
Richard S replied to Richard S's topic in V1 Bugs found on Windows
Agreed. The problem is even worse on my Android 7 mobile phone, even when using the Android version of Adobe Reader app. Here's a screenshot from my mobile:
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Thanks. Obviously, Publisher has only recently been released, but I wonder anyone has experience of using it to produce the same publication in both printed and ePub / Kindle formats? Do I really have to rebuild the document from scratch, for each different format? While using Publisher to format the printed version, I needed to tweak the text so it fitted the physical space available on particular pages. That's one reason why the text in Publisher is different to its original sources. But as far as I can see, the only way to extract text from Publisher at present is via copy / paste?
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Export as PDF - Faulty Text Ligatures in MS Edge Browser
Richard S replied to Richard S's topic in V1 Bugs found on Windows
Thanks. But as you'll see from replies above, other PDF viewing software also have problems with PDFs created using Affinity Publisher. At the very least, users of Affinity Publisher should be warned that their PDFs may not display properly on millions of Windows 10 PCs. One possible temporary fix during the next update would be to change the preset settings, so that the Export... PDF (Web) embeds subsets of "All Fonts."- 12 replies
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I've created a booklet using Publisher 1.7.1 by assembling text from several sources direct into Publisher, and then tweaking the result. So the text in Publisher is now the only "master." I now want also to create a Kindle version, with flowing text. I have PagePlus X9, Sigil, Libre Office, and various Amazon tools. If possible, I do not want to install / buy yet more software. Recently, I've published other books from PagePlus X9 in flowing ePub3, then used Amazon's tools to convert into Kindle formats. This has worked well: Amazon has reported no problems. Questions: What is the best way to convert a Publisher document into a flowing Kindle eBook? What is the best way to extract the story text from a Publisher document, for use elsewhere? Do I really have to recreate this document in PagePlus X9 (or another program) before exporting it as a flowing ePub? Are there other tools which would make any of this easier?
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Export as PDF - Faulty Text Ligatures in MS Edge Browser
Richard S replied to Richard S's topic in V1 Bugs found on Windows
Thanks everyone. Yes, I believe that this needs to be fixed in Affinity Publisher: MS Edge Browser may not be the best tool for opening PDF files, but it is the default on millions of Windows 10 PCs. Also as has been shown, it looks as if many other PDF tools are using similar software libraries. The PDF tools used by consumers on mobile devices can be even more limited. I have attached sample files: A fragment of the Publisher document; A faulty PDF exported using the default PDF (web) preset; A fixed PDF exported using the PDF (web) preset, modified to embed subsets of "all fonts"; Image showing the faults (again); Image showing correct text. hem-booklet2sample.afpub hem-booklet2sample_web.pdf hem-booklet2sample_fix.pdf &tab=comments#.url
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I've looked for similar posts, but not seen this reported: Faulty Text Ligatures when PDF is Displayed using MS Edge Browser. Affinity Publisher 1.7.1.404 running on 64-bit Windows 10 Pro 1903 After creating a short booklet using Arial headings and Times New Roman body text, I wanted to export review copies in PDF format. I chose Export... PDF (for Web), using Affinity Publisher's default settings. Problem When the PDF (for Web) file is viewed using the MS Edge Browser, Microsoft's default viewer for PDFs on Windows 10 PCs, several text ligatures are faulty. When the same file is viewed using Adobe Reader, the ligatures are OK. But many PCs will be set to Microsoft's defaults, so will open PDFs using MS Edge. Possible Temporary Workaround Using the "More" option, change the PDF (for Web) preset to embed "All Fonts," making sure that the "Subset" option is ticked. Then "create this preset" with a new name. This makes the PDF file slightly larger, but does give it a better chance of displaying correctly.
