<div dir="ltr">I tried hitting the "outline all" button, but no go. I *think* I'm using Arial, but it seems the font dialog sometimes defaults to a weird system font, though I don't think it is actually selecting that font.<div>
<br></div><div style>Just FYI - the point size I am using is between 150 and 250 points. I can send you the source and output files offline if you wish.</div><div style><br></div><div style>Jon</div></div><div class="gmail_extra">
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 9:27 PM, Owen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rcook@pcug.org.au" target="_blank">rcook@pcug.org.au</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
OK,<br>
<br>
Well I am not on a mac, so can't test that for you. (I tried it on my<br>
Linux and it worked as expected, though the font I used didn't need<br>
embedding)<br>
<br>
Is it an odd font? Have you tried outlining it?<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Owen<br>
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> I just tried with embedded fonts and the same results. I am using Mac<br>
> OS<br>
> 10.7.5.<br>
><br>
> Jon<br>
><br>
><br>
> On Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 4:37 PM, Owen <<a href="mailto:rcook@pcug.org.au">rcook@pcug.org.au</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
>><br>
>> > I am having difficulty with printing and PDF export. I am<br>
>> printing<br>
>> > very<br>
>> > large white text onto a black background with an overlaid image<br>
>> with<br>
>> > blend<br>
>> > mode "Luminosity". When it exports, it has:<br>
>> ><br>
>> > 1) Very small fonts (instead of very large)<br>
>> > 2) Black fonts (instead of white)<br>
>> > 3) The background image looks like it might be blended right, but<br>
>> it<br>
>> > is<br>
>> > mostly obscured by a large dark-colored box, which I presume is<br>
>> the<br>
>> > bounding box for the main text.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > The only warning I am getting if I do PDF 1.4 export is the DPI of<br>
>> my<br>
>> > image.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > It works perfectly if I export as an image. My current solution,<br>
>> > which<br>
>> > works, is to export to PNG and then convert to PDF. However, I<br>
>> would<br>
>> > prefer to have a vector version of the PDF, if possible.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > It works good if I export to SVG. The image is not properly<br>
>> blended,<br>
>> > but<br>
>> > everything else looks good.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > I am brand new to Scribus, so I imagine I am doing something<br>
>> wrong,<br>
>> > but am<br>
>> > not sure. Any help is appreciated.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> In the Export->Save as PDF dialog, have you embedded the fonts?<br>
>><br>
>> Also, what Operating System?<br>
>><br>
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>><br>
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