big smile Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 I notice that aPub was recently updated. However, it still seems to have issues with PDF imports. Here is how my PDF looks when open in a PDF viewer Here is how it looks in aPub: Attached is the PDF PS I am not sure if PDF import was addressed in the recent update, so if it was not, then that's why it's still the same, so ignore this. I have brought this up on the support forum, but haven't made a bug report for it, so I guess this can be the bug report (I wasn't sure if support threads need to be filed separately, so apologise in advance if I have made a duplication). sample.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickRose Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 This isn't a bug as such, it's just that at present APub doesn't support embedded fonts. The font used in sample.pdf is DroidSansMono. This font is available as a free download I think. If you try to open the PDF you will get a message that the font is missing and it will suggest an alternative which you can change if you want. Generally I have found the warning useful but the font suggestions not always right. But if you just import/place a PDF with missing fonts the font is substituted automatically without any kind of warning and IMO that is clearly a bad thing. big smile 1 Quote Windows 10 Pro, I5 3.3G PC 16G RAM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Move Along People Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 - big smile 1 Quote Move Along people,nothing to see here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big smile Posted October 4, 2019 Author Share Posted October 4, 2019 57 minutes ago, MickRose said: This isn't a bug as such, it's just that at present APub doesn't support embedded fonts. The font used in sample.pdf is DroidSansMono. This font is available as a free download I think. If you try to open the PDF you will get a message that the font is missing and it will suggest an alternative which you can change if you want. Generally I have found the warning useful but the font suggestions not always right. But if you just import/place a PDF with missing fonts the font is substituted automatically without any kind of warning and IMO that is clearly a bad thing. Tried, it doesn't work with the font installed. Or even if the font is embedded. 56 minutes ago, haakoo said: Why not convert the text to outlines when exporting from the program you are using ? The PDFs come from another software that doesn't have the option of converting to curves. I use Acrobat to do that at the moment, but then you can't edit the text. A big advantage of aPub over InDesign is the ability to edit text in PDFs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickRose Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Your right. The font seems to be Helvetica anyway. The ability to put characters into words & lines is normally very useful, even if it's not always dead on, but in this case it doesn't work. If you want to edit this particular PDF you would be best using Acrobat itself or other PDF editing software. big smile 1 Quote Windows 10 Pro, I5 3.3G PC 16G RAM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Move Along People Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 - big smile 1 Quote Move Along people,nothing to see here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big smile Posted October 4, 2019 Author Share Posted October 4, 2019 2 hours ago, MickRose said: Your right. The font seems to be Helvetica anyway. The ability to put characters into words & lines is normally very useful, even if it's not always dead on, but in this case it doesn't work. If you want to edit this particular PDF you would be best using Acrobat itself or other PDF editing software. Acrobat only allows limited editing. Affinity is miles better, but it's a shame it doesn't read the PDF properly. 1 2 hours ago, haakoo said: Well since it's just a word puzzle and not real text,you could insert the alphabet on a separate layer and hide it if not needed That's what I do, but it would be neat if Affinity could read the PDF correctly, it would save a lot of time and give more flexibility too. Here's hoping bugs can be fixed in future versions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Jon P Posted October 4, 2019 Staff Share Posted October 4, 2019 I've logged this for the developers to look into a bit further big smile 1 Quote Serif Europe Ltd. - www.serif.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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big smile Posted January 20, 2020 Author Share Posted January 20, 2020 This is still an issue in the 1.8 beta. Hopefully it can be fixed in future versions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiëé Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Same issue: It’s impossible to use PDFs with embedded fonts, e.g. ads. Trying to design a magazine with customer delivered ads, this is a nightmare and a complete no-go for a professional layout application. These PDFs are completely ok and proofed, and converting everything to pixels is not an option! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big smile Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 This is still an issue in 1.8 release version. Do I need to submit a new bug report for 1.9 beta (when it comes out), or is that not needed? I am not sure how reporting works! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Jon P Posted February 26, 2020 Staff Share Posted February 26, 2020 You won't need to, if it's logged with us it will stay logged! Quote Serif Europe Ltd. - www.serif.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big smile Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 19 hours ago, Jon P said: You won't need to, if it's logged with us it will stay logged! Thanks. How do I know if it's logged? EDIT: Oh, you've said above it's logged. Sleepy bigsmile! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Jon P Posted February 27, 2020 Staff Share Posted February 27, 2020 We often tag posts with a report number, but that's mostly just for internal use and we don't do it every time we make a report. I mentioned it's reported earlier in this thread, so often we'll let you know that it's logged when you report an issue big smile 1 Quote Serif Europe Ltd. - www.serif.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garrettm30 Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 4 hours ago, Jon P said: We often tag posts with a report number, but that's mostly just for internal use and we don't do it every time we make a report. I mentioned it's reported earlier in this thread, so often we'll let you know that it's logged when you report an issue This could be a sticky somewhere. I used to think that if a thread was not tagged with one of those bug report numbers, it was overlooked. Now I've been around long enough that I understand the process, but newcomers may have similar misunderstandings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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