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Re: [ft] Issues with fonts embedded in PDF
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Justus |
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Re: [ft] Issues with fonts embedded in PDF |
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Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:15:13 +0100 |
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"Derek B. Noonburg" <address@hidden> wrote on Mon, 28 Jan 2008
12:08:59 -0800 (PST):
> On 28 Jan, Werner LEMBERG wrote:
>
>>> The TrueType fonts in question have broken table directories. [...]
>>
>> Hmm. Would it be helpful to make xpdf as generous as Acroread is?
>> The latter can display those fonts...
Actually... I'm opposed. If it were up to me to decide, I would reject
all faulty files outright (except perhaps in a special "recovery
mode"). Breaking syntax implies losing semantics. Excessive tolerance
has brought us this tag-soup mess of a Web. In the long run, covering
up errors makes everybody's lives more painful.
Justus
- [ft] Issues with fonts embedded in PDF, Justus, 2008/01/28
- Re: [ft] Issues with fonts embedded in PDF, Jeremias Maerki, 2008/01/29
- Re: [ft] Issues with fonts embedded in PDF, Justus, 2008/01/29
- Re: [ft] Issues with fonts embedded in PDF, George Williams, 2008/01/29
- Re: [ft] Issues with fonts embedded in PDF, Derek B. Noonburg, 2008/01/30
- Re: [ft] Issues with fonts embedded in PDF, Jeremias Maerki, 2008/01/30