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Figure 6–3 Font Embedding
6.1.2.3.2 Troubleshooting
If PDF font embedding does not work, verify the following:
PDF Features Included in Oracle Reports
■ In Acrobat Reader, click File > Document Properties > Fonts. Verify that the
embedded font has been added to the list. If the font has not been added, then font
embedding did not occur. The problem could be either that the fonts were not
found or the entry in the uifont.ali file is incorrect.
■ The correct font file name is used.
■ The font path specified in the REPORTS_PATH environment variable is correct.
When generating the PDF file, Oracle Reports looks for fonts in the paths specified
in the REPORTS_PATH environment variable.
■ The font type is a Type1 font.
■ The font name is enclosed within double quotes if it consists of 2 or more words.
■ The [PDF:Embed] section name in the uifont.ali file has not been modified.
Oracle Reports parses the file looking for the section name.
■ The format to specify the embedded font is valid
Font Name="fontfilename.pfm/.afm file fontfilename.pfb/.pfa file".
For example (Windows):
UtopiaMediumItalic = "UtopiaMediumItalic.pfm UtopiaMediumItalic.pfb"
■ The font name is correct and available on the machine where the PDF file is
generated.
6.1.3 Precedence of Execution
The precedence order for the same font in multiple places within the uifont.ali
file is as follows:
1. Font aliasing takes precedence over font embedding (highest)
2. Font embedding takes precedence over font subsetting (intermediate)
3. Font subsetting takes no precedence (lowest)
For example, if you have included the same font entries for both font embedding and
font subsetting, then font embedding will override font subsetting. This is assuming
you have not set the command line option of PDFEMBED=NO.
For all font features —font aliasing, font subsetting, and font embedding—include the
specific entries first followed by the generic entries. For example, if you want to subset
Using PDF in Oracle Reports 6-9