HD74568: PRINT : TEXT IN OPEN TYPE FONT MISSING WHEN SAVED IN PDF FORMAT

APAR status

• Closed as suggestion for future release.

Error description

• PRINT : TEXT IN OPEN TYPE FONT MISSING WHEN
  SAVED IN PDF FORMAT
  .
  Scenario:
  Preparation:
  1. Put attached 4 OTF font files in
  <InstallDIR>\resources\OpenType
  .
  Operation:
  1. Start CATIA V5R18SP4 with English or Japanese
  language on WindowsXP English
  2. File/Open R18PDFSaveTestJP.CATDrawing ==>
  DBCS characters displayed correctly
  3. File/Save As...Save as .pdf format
  4. Open created pdf file on other PDF Viewer (ex:
  Adobe Illustrator CS3 or Adobe Reader etc...)
  =====> DBCS characters are garbage.
  .
  .
  

Local fix

Problem summary

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• THIS APAR IS CONSIDERED AS A SUGGESTION
  FOR IMPROVEMENT FOR CATIA.
  PLEASE CONTACT YOUR SUPPORT DEPARTMENT IN
  ORDER TO OPEN A REQUIREMENT FORM.
  Incident Diagnosis:
  For OTF font, DBCS character in text (mostly
  Japanese characters, represented with 2 bytes) is
  displayed as '?' when drawing is saved to PDF.
  This is because OTF font is embedded in PDF as
  Simple Font (of type TrueType, as said in CATIA
  user documentation). For interpreting DBCS
  characters stored in PDF, a font should be of
  Complex type.  Refer: PDF Reference (Adobe
  Systems Inc) section 5.6 Complex Fonts
  .
  Development Justification:
  There are some shortcomings for OTF embedding
  in PDF. Streaming all OTF as Complex font in PDF
  is a big development a through research and
  development is needed to provide correct behavior.
  .
  .
  

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