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Scribus => PDF Generation => Topic started by: Riquez on January 12, 2026, 01:01:40 AM

Title: Embed / Subset problem.
Post by: Riquez on January 12, 2026, 01:01:40 AM
Hi,
When exporting a PDF I had left the embed fonts as the default - some were embed, some subset.
The resulting PDF was fine for me using Evince PDF viewer, but one font was garbled when the pdf was viewed in the web browser.
When I subsetted all the fonts, this was fixed.

 - I don't really know what "subset" is. - but whats going on here?

The garbled font was Spectral Bold (Spectral Regular displays fine) even though both these were in the embed column.

Why would that one font not work unless its subset, but all the other fonts not care either way?

Thanks for helping me understand.

(https://i.postimg.cc/fbXHhP9M/Screenshot-From-2026-01-11-23-42-58.png)

(https://i.postimg.cc/9fTxjk72/Screenshot-From-2026-01-11-23-48-28.png)
Title: Re: Embed / Subset problem.
Post by: Nermander on January 12, 2026, 04:06:29 PM
Some fonts cannot be embedded (because the PDF format does not allow it), those fonts are converted to a font that can be embedded, and these are indicated as subset.