[reportlab-users] Forcing usage of DejaVu fonts instead of standardfonts in PDF

[Robin Becker]

Dinu Gherman wrote:

> Sorin Sbarnea:

> 

>> Changing the name of the font in RML files is not an option. The

>> entire idea is to change the font set without changing the templates.

>> Just for your info: I've tried to change the font name to Helvetica2

>> in RML and on the registerFont and it does work, but i need to make it

>> work for "Helvetica" because I can't "update" the RML files from the

>> project.

> 

> I'm not sure, but I'd expect that RL does not let you "overwrite"

> an existing font by registering a new one under the same name.

> I'd try to access the RML files, copy them to some other location,

> change font names and paths as appropriate and run them in this

> other location.

> 

> Regards (si Noroc!),

> 

> Dinu

........
I'm almost sure Dinu is right here. The standard fonts Times-Roman, Helvetica 
etc etc are built into Acrobat Reader and so we certainly wouldn't just 
overwrite them.
-- 
Robin Becker