[reportlab-users] Verdana and TTF error

[Robin Becker]

Ulrich Wisser wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> as was suggested earlier in the list I installed the VERDANA.TTF file on 
> my Linux box. The file is found, but when I try to register the font 
> like this
> 
>     pdfmetrics.registerFont(TTFont('Verdana', 'VERDANA.TTF'))
> 
> I get an error message (please find it below).
> 
> What is wrong with the font?
> 
> 
> Thanks from sunny Stockholm
> 
> Ulrich
> 
> 
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> 
> 

This problem is caused by a bad attempt at font aliases. I vbelieve that has now 
been removed and we plan to do something better.
-- 
Robin Becker