I've been plagued by a font issue I cannot resolve. I have PDFs that have to be tagged and have to have all fonts embedded. (they are being posted to a federal website and MUST conform to the web master's font requirements AND the 508 tagging guidelines. Absolute adherence.
Anyway. Start by doing a PDF preflight with no missing fonts.
Tags added and when Preflight check runs, there are fonts not embedded.
I try to use the Preflight embedded fonts (even if invisible) and the fonts will not embedded. I have the fonts on my system so that is not the issue. If I repostscript (print to file, then distill), the fonts are back in the document but then the tags are gone. When tags get added, fonts aren't embedded.
Does Adobe use Times-Roman for tags?
I have 4 documents that I have to post. 3 are similar and are having this problem. A fourth document which is unique in its composition (less content, different fonts used). I've been able to process this (add tags and fonts are all embedded). When I compare the differences, the PDF that processes fine has in the embedded font list Type 0 Times-Roman.
Type 0??? New one to me. My investigation into Type 0 fonts uncovered that they are:
A composite font,also called a Type 0 font, is one whose glyphs are obtained from a fontlike object called a CIDFont.
I also read that apparently Adobe retained most information regarding Type 0 and not much else is commonly known.
Why does one PDF look to embedded Type 1 Times-Roman, without success.
And the other PDF tags the PDFs apparently with Type 0 Times-Roman successfully.
Does anyone have a clue to what I am talking about. Any solutions? Am I barking up the wrong tree and need to change directions?
HELP.
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