[reportlab-users] pdf-with-embedded-ttf-font-does-not-print

[Tim Roberts]

Glenn Linderman wrote:
>
> PDF supports a  text layer. ....  I don't know the details of how one
> creates the text layer, or positions the text at the (approximately)
> same positioning as the (scanned or curves) graphics version of the
> text, but the OCR programs have figured that out. Of course, depending
> on the quality of the scanned document, the text generated by OCR is
> more or less accurate. If the document were created with both text and
> (curves from glyphs) graphics layers from the start, it should be
> possible to make it 100% accurate, both in content and position.
>
> How much work? I've no clue.
>
> Is it worth it? I've no clue.

All of this to work around one application printing bug?  I can answer
that question: no.

-- 
Tim Roberts, timr at probo.com
Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.