[Import PDF with embedded font]

On 1.4.2018 at 8:57 PM, MikeW said:

Both pdfToolbox & Acrobat can convert type to curves. I cannot imagine people in the business of obtaining PDFs from 3rd-parties not using either application.

 

I do have a vector editor that can utilize the embedded font subsets. And it works very well, generally. However, as regards editing text, with embedded font subsets, just like editing text in Acrobat, the characters one adds have to be what is used in the PDF which limits the utility of such a thing if there is much to edit. This can be mitigated only by having the same font(s), and often enough, the same version(s) of the fonts.

 

It will be good when/if AD obtains the ability to utilize subsetted fonts. But it isn't a panacea for widely re-purposing such PDFs.

 

As a web agency it doesn't make sense to utilize tools made for print publishing in the first place. Besides that, it's not convenient if I have to run each PDF file I get through a tool like Acrobat or pdfToolbox, before I can use it in Designer.

And let's not forget that neither Acrobat nor pdfToolbox are cheap. In that case it would be more convenient to stick with Adobe entirely, which I don't want.

 

That leaves it as one of my most important feature requests for Affinity Designer.

[Import PDF with embedded font]

Actually this is the most important feature that's missing for me. I often get PDF files to work with from my clients and not being able to use embedded fonts is keeping me from switching completely to the Affinity. Of course I can request and encourage my clients to send me PDF files with text converted to curves, but usually they don't have those possibilities as the files comes from a 3rd party.

 

I do wonder why this feature isn't listed in the common feature request thread and also not on the roadmap, although I do understand that this feature isn't easily done. However, I'm sure it is one of the most anticipated features for many people. (Hidden hint for the community to state their support for this feature here. )