[reportlab-users] ZapfDingbats icon problem

[Dave S]

On Friday 24 November 2006 01:10, François Wautier wrote:

> Hi,

>

> > from reportlab.lib.units import inch

> > from reportlab.lib.pagesizes import A4

> > import datetime, ConfigParser, os

> > from reportlab.pdfgen import canvas

> >

> > from reportlab.pdfgen.canvas import Canvas

> > c = Canvas('temp.pdf')

> > c.setFont("ZapfDingbats", 20)

> > y = 700

> > for line in [u'\u0034 test']:

> >     print line

> >     uniLine = line

> >     #uniLine = unicode(line, 'latin-1')

> >     c.drawString(100, y, uniLine.strip())

> >

> > c.save()

>

> I would wager that your problem has more to do with your previewer/print

> system than with reportlabs... I tried your test program under Linux and

> it's A-OK.

>

> Check if you can preview your page in an environment where you have seen

> ZapDingbats.

>

> Just to make sure, I attach the PDF that was produced on my system.... If

> you still see little black boxes... It's definetely you previewer/print

> system

>

> Cheers,

> 	François




You are right ! In Adobe reader on XP and Linux its a no show, on Konqueror it 
shows AOK

I thought (reading the reportlab docs) that ZapfDingbats was a guaranteed 
(built in) font ? I guess not !

Thanks for your help

Dave

PS I will look into loading it in separately