[XeTeX] 0.997 font oddity

Akira Kakuto kakuto at fsci.fuk.kindai.ac.jp
Fri Jul 27 16:16:12 CEST 2007


> >TrueType and OpenType fonts contain flags that are supposed to  
> >indicate any license restrictions on embedding the fonts in  
> >documents, and xdvipdfmx informs you of such restrictions. But this  
> >particular message doesn't really seem very useful; it's not like you  
> >can do much with the PDF except Preview and Print anyway, usually!
> 
> Well, no, I could send it to someone who is not on a Mac and should view or print
> the file -- not possible if the fonts are not embedded, which,
> I think, is what the
> message is getting at (?).

The fonts must be embedded in your pdf.
So your friends not on a Mac can view and print the pdf.
The warning says that one can preview and print the
pdf, but editing fonts is not allowed.

Best,
Akira


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