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adrhc · 09-07-2011, 01:52 PM

It seems that if you remove the embedded fonts within a PDF than the system fonts shall be used. Then the PDF viewer will be forced to search for necessary font or a replacer in the local file system (in the PB90x). Now here's the trick: to have a local font that is improved for the reader !

Here is explained why the windows fonts are not the best for an ebook reader:
https://sites.google.com/a/etccreati.../kdesignworks/
Here is explained how a windows font can be optimized for an ebook reader:
https://sites.google.com/a/etccreati.../fontrendering

Someone smart enough might be able to extract then remove an embedded font from a PDF, then adapt it for PB90x and install it on PB90x, then could open the altered PDF to see how the rendering is improved

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That smart guy I'm sure that will be venerated here

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09-07-2011, 01:52 PM	#37
adrhc Connoisseur Posts: 88 Karma: 3642 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Bucharest, Romania Device: PcketBook Pro 903	PDF, fonts, contrast It seems that if you remove the embedded fonts within a PDF than the system fonts shall be used. Then the PDF viewer will be forced to search for necessary font or a replacer in the local file system (in the PB90x). Now here's the trick: to have a local font that is improved for the reader ! Here is explained why the windows fonts are not the best for an ebook reader: https://sites.google.com/a/etccreati.../kdesignworks/ Here is explained how a windows font can be optimized for an ebook reader: https://sites.google.com/a/etccreati.../fontrendering Someone smart enough might be able to extract then remove an embedded font from a PDF, then adapt it for PB90x and install it on PB90x, then could open the altered PDF to see how the rendering is improved . That smart guy I'm sure that will be venerated here .