Macromedia live cycle 7.2 Manual
Adobe LiveCycle
Post-deployment
Installing and Configuring LiveCycle for JBoss
Installing fonts 32
Installing fonts
You can install the fonts that are used in documents converted by LiveCycle PDF Generator. Fonts may be
referenced by PostScript or EPS documents, or they may be referenced by native file formats, such as those
used by Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel.
referenced by PostScript or EPS documents, or they may be referenced by native file formats, such as those
used by Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel.
To make additional fonts available to any application, install the fonts using one of these methods:
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Install the fonts in the appropriate folder:
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(Windows) C:\Windows\Fonts
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(Linux) /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts
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Using Configuration Manager, on the Font Manager Module Configuration screen, browse to the
directory that contains the fonts and then redeploy the Font Manager Module. For information about
deploying the Font Manager Module, see
directory that contains the fonts and then redeploy the Font Manager Module. For information about
deploying the Font Manager Module, see
.
For a list of fonts installed with the Font Manager Module, see
.
Note:
Fonts in the Font Manager Module are not available to the native applications that
LiveCycle PDF Generator uses to convert native file formats. Such native applications include
Microsoft Word and Acrobat. To make a font available to native applications, you must install it in
the system font folder. If your LiveCycle PDF Generator server is clustered, the font must be installed
on each computer used to host native applications.
LiveCycle PDF Generator uses to convert native file formats. Such native applications include
Microsoft Word and Acrobat. To make a font available to native applications, you must install it in
the system font folder. If your LiveCycle PDF Generator server is clustered, the font must be installed
on each computer used to host native applications.
Satisfying font references
This section applies to LiveCycle PDF Generator Elements and LiveCycle PDF Generator Professional only.
For font references in a native file, LiveCycle PDF Generator Elements and
LiveCycle PDF Generator Professional use the native application with the Adobe PDF printer to convert a
native file format to PDF. The native application satisfies font references from the C:\Windows\Fonts
directory.
LiveCycle PDF Generator Professional use the native application with the Adobe PDF printer to convert a
native file format to PDF. The native application satisfies font references from the C:\Windows\Fonts
directory.
For font references in a PDF document, these products attempt to satisfy the font references from the
following sources in the following order:
following sources in the following order:
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Fonts embedded in the PDF document
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Font Manager Module
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C:\WINDOWS\Fonts
Setting the LiveCycle PDF Generator conversion time-out
You can configure LiveCycle PDF Generator conversion time-out settings at the application server level or
job source level. If the time-out setting is configured at more than one level, the lowest level is applicable.
job source level. If the time-out setting is configured at more than one level, the lowest level is applicable.
For details about configuring the setting at the application server level, see
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