[reportlab-users] CPU Loop in graphics caused by uppercase font filename

Robin Becker robin at reportlab.com
Fri Jan 12 05:01:40 EST 2007


Tim Roberts wrote:

> Roger wrote:

>>>

>>>

>> Yes, _fontdata.py has a value for zapfdingbats of Zd______, but my font

>> filenames are ZD______.PFB and ZD______.PFM. The differences in case

>> seem to have some relationship with the looping problem.

>>

>

> I was surprised to see this in _fontdata.py. It was my recollection

> that the Adobe Type 1 Font Library always used all uppercase for its

> filenames. Windows won't care, of course, but Linux does.

>


Unfortunately I believe that adobe released the same fonts with variations in
the filenames.
--
Robin Becker


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