ABCPdf embeded custom fonts not working when converting html to pdf

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I am trying to render a PDF from html using ABCPdf. The css contains custom fonts. I have followed the instructions (Using @font-face with ABCPDF? Or other way of getting fonts into PDF? and EmbedFont Function) and I have managed to achieve some level of success by doing the following:

Install the fonts on the server that generates the PDF and reboot.
Remove all @font-face css command.

Call the EmbedFont method. As follows.

pdfDoc.Font = pdfDoc.EmbedFont("icomoon Regular", LanguageType.Latin);
pdfDoc.Font = pdfDoc.EmbedFont("Open Sans Bold", LanguageType.Latin);
pdfDoc.Font = pdfDoc.EmbedFont("Open Sans Bold Italic", LanguageType.Latin);
pdfDoc.Font = pdfDoc.EmbedFont("Open Sans Extrabold", LanguageType.Latin);
pdfDoc.Font = pdfDoc.EmbedFont("Open Sans Extrabold Italic", LanguageType.Latin);
pdfDoc.Font = pdfDoc.EmbedFont("Open Sans Italic", LanguageType.Latin);
pdfDoc.Font = pdfDoc.EmbedFont("Open Sans Light", LanguageType.Latin);
pdfDoc.Font = pdfDoc.EmbedFont("Open Sans Light Italic", LanguageType.Latin);
pdfDoc.Font = pdfDoc.EmbedFont("Open Sans Regular", LanguageType.Latin);
pdfDoc.Font = pdfDoc.EmbedFont("Open Sans Semibold", LanguageType.Latin);
pdfDoc.Font = pdfDoc.EmbedFont("Open Sans Semibold Italic", LanguageType.Latin);
pdfDoc.Font = pdfDoc.EmbedFont("Sanchez Italic", LanguageType.Latin);
pdfDoc.Font = pdfDoc.EmbedFont("Sanchez Regular", LanguageType.Latin);

I am using Gecko engine and pdfDoc.AddImageHtml(html, false, documentWidth, true) to render the pdf

If I view PDF on a computer that has the font installed, it works correctly.

If I view the PDF on a computer that does not have the font installed, only the first font works (icomoon Regular). Why?

AntonK · Accepted Answer · 2016-02-19 00:42:44Z

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I actually did not need the fonts in the end but I believe the issue could have been solved by setting

pdfDoc.HtmlOptions.FontProtection = false;

answered Feb 19, 2016 at 0:42

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Matthieu M. · Accepted Answer · 2016-12-15 15:09:25Z

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I managed to get this right by adding those two options:

doc.HtmlOptions.FontEmbed = true;
doc.HtmlOptions.FontProtection = false;

I had only one special font (icomoon).

answered Dec 15, 2016 at 15:09

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