Adobe Acrobat Reader Font Issue
Adobe Acrobat Reader Font Issue
For some odd reason, Acrobat Reader is messing up my fonts when viewing pdfs on my PC. It's only on my PC, the files view perfectly elsewhere.
Here is a screenie of what it looks like on my PC:
The font in there is 11pt Palatino Linotype, but it messes it up regardless of which font I use.
Here is a link to the pdf if you want to download it to check it out on your machine.
Ideas?
Here is a screenie of what it looks like on my PC:
The font in there is 11pt Palatino Linotype, but it messes it up regardless of which font I use.
Here is a link to the pdf if you want to download it to check it out on your machine.
Ideas?
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Re: Adobe Acrobat Reader Font Issue
Very Strange. I downloaded the document but I am unable to replicate what you see. Played with my screen resolutions, went through all the acrobat-reader options. It stays perfect.
The only difference I could get was with cleartype: Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Display -> Adjust cleartype
It should be on by default and turning it off didn't make a hell of a difference.
Your pdf looks like it's a low quality jpg image, as if acrobat is compressing it somehow. I can't think or see how. Maybe this brings some insight to you.
My only recommendation is to uninstall Acrobat-reader, delete any user files and directories (to remove settings) and re-install.
The only difference I could get was with cleartype: Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Display -> Adjust cleartype
It should be on by default and turning it off didn't make a hell of a difference.
Your pdf looks like it's a low quality jpg image, as if acrobat is compressing it somehow. I can't think or see how. Maybe this brings some insight to you.
My only recommendation is to uninstall Acrobat-reader, delete any user files and directories (to remove settings) and re-install.
Re: Adobe Acrobat Reader Font Issue
No real insight, because it does it on ALL pdfs, whether I create my own or download pdfs from the web.Synthesis wrote:Your pdf looks like it's a low quality jpg image, as if acrobat is compressing it somehow. I can't think or see how. Maybe this brings some insight to you.
Ja, I may have to try this. I was hoping to avoid it, but I may not be able to.Synthesis wrote:My only recommendation is to uninstall Acrobat-reader, delete any user files and directories (to remove settings) and re-install.
Re: Adobe Acrobat Reader Font Issue
Of course, I should perhaps have added that it ONLY does this in Acrobat Reader. Fonts in all other programs (Word, etc.) are perfect.
Re: Adobe Acrobat Reader Font Issue
Interestingly, here's the same screenie taken from Foxit pdf reader:
I guess it's definitely something awry with my Adobe Reader then.
I guess it's definitely something awry with my Adobe Reader then.
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Re: Adobe Acrobat Reader Font Issue
Did you check:
Edit -> Preferences -> Page Display
There are settings like CoolType, Smooth Text, and Resolution...
Edit -> Preferences -> Page Display
There are settings like CoolType, Smooth Text, and Resolution...
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Re: Adobe Acrobat Reader Font Issue
The following will not be helpful...
An Acrobat pdf isn't a static document type. If a document is using a font that is not installed on your machine it will find an alternative. Usually a bad one.
In your document however, all the fonts are embedded subsets.
Embedded - Embedding a font ensures that your PDF uses the same fonts as the original document, no matter where you open the PDF or what fonts are installed on that PC.
Subsets - Only those characters of every font that are used are included.
Which means I'm totally clueless as to what the cause might be.
But it is quite interesting , so I'll do some Googling.
An Acrobat pdf isn't a static document type. If a document is using a font that is not installed on your machine it will find an alternative. Usually a bad one.
In your document however, all the fonts are embedded subsets.
Embedded - Embedding a font ensures that your PDF uses the same fonts as the original document, no matter where you open the PDF or what fonts are installed on that PC.
Subsets - Only those characters of every font that are used are included.
Which means I'm totally clueless as to what the cause might be.
But it is quite interesting , so I'll do some Googling.
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Re: Adobe Acrobat Reader Font Issue
Ja, but Oom Doo, it does it with ANY font, including Times New Roman and Arial, which EVERYONE has on their PCs.
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Re: Adobe Acrobat Reader Font Issue
I did add theat disclaimer didn't I?
Have you re-installed the Reader yet?
Have you re-installed the Reader yet?
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Re: Adobe Acrobat Reader Font Issue
Not yet. Foxit Reader has been working fine for now.doo_much wrote:I did add theat disclaimer didn't I?
Have you re-installed the Reader yet?
Re: Adobe Acrobat Reader Font Issue
So it turns out that reading before clicking "next" sometimes proves helpful.
When you install Acrobat and run it for the first time it leads you through this setup process. One option in the process gives you the option to enable or disable smoothing of fonts. Seems like that did the trick.
When you install Acrobat and run it for the first time it leads you through this setup process. One option in the process gives you the option to enable or disable smoothing of fonts. Seems like that did the trick.