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Is it possible to have fonts larger than 72pt?

Apr 29, 2012 8:13 PM

Tags: #font #size #adobe #text #field #livecycle #designer #livecycle_designer #font_issue

Have been looking for a work around for this problem for awhile now but can't seem to get anywhere. Is it possible to have fonts bigger than 72pt? If not that is a massive fail.

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    1. BR001,
    Apr 29, 2012 8:52 PM   in reply to jlbeveridge
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    Hi,

     

    Instead of using the drop down to select a pre-defined font size, you can just type in the size you want.  A 1000pt character will pretty much fill up a A4 page.

     
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    Apr 29, 2012 8:58 PM   in reply to BR001
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    It's only an issue when you come to preview the PDF or save it. Setting the font to say something like 300 by typing it in is fine but when you save it, it reverts back to the minimum font.

     
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    Apr 29, 2012 9:43 PM   in reply to jlbeveridge
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    I'm not sure I follow, are you refering to the zoom level in Reader? If so try putting "event.target.zoom = 300;" as JavaScript in the docReady event at the root of your form.  Or do you want the default font size in Designer to be 300, if so I'm not sure you can do that.  I don't have the font size reverting on my system.

     
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    Apr 29, 2012 10:03 PM   in reply to BR001
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    Active.JPGPreview.JPG

    Here's a couple fo screen shots, the active document I'm working on shows the correct size but then the preview shows what happens when you save it.

     
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    Apr 30, 2012 5:11 AM   in reply to jlbeveridge
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    Hi, This isn't happening for me, is it possible for you to share your form?

     
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    Apr 30, 2012 7:56 PM   in reply to BR001
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    whats the best way to share the document?

     
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    Apr 30, 2012 8:17 PM   in reply to jlbeveridge
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    I use Acrobat.com, but there are a number Google Docs, if you use Acrobat.bat make sure you publish the document and that will give you a URL that you can paste here.

     
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    Apr 30, 2012 8:23 PM   in reply to BR001
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    cool thanks here is the URL https://acrobat.com/#d=gACaCmDHJP9uXEmD3X1B2g

     

    What version of livecycle designer are you using?

     
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    Apr 30, 2012 8:28 PM   in reply to jlbeveridge
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    Seems I don't have access, if you click on the file you will get a share document option.Share Document.PNG

     

    I'm using Designer ES 9.0.0.2

     
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    Apr 30, 2012 8:30 PM   in reply to BR001
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    sorry about that try now https://acrobat.com/#d=gACaCmDHJP9uXEmD3X1B2g

     
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    Apr 30, 2012 8:33 PM   in reply to jlbeveridge
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    yeah ive got ES2 9.0.0.2 im pretty sure this wasn't an issue in older versions just can't remember when the last time I made a document with larger fonts though.

     
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    May 1, 2012 2:06 AM   in reply to jlbeveridge
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    I see what you mean now, it seems to be an issue with artwork PDF forms, I don't have a problem with a standard PDF form.

     

    I did get the font size to stick, https://acrobat.com/#d=RnEQbNdhe26z-bPYyVnEYQ is my sample.

     

    But I had to edit the XML Source (from the View menu), so the line;

     

    <body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:xfa="http://www.xfa.org/schema/xfa-data/1.0/"><p>99</p></body>

     

    became

     

    <body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:xfa="http://www.xfa.org/schema/xfa-data/1.0/"><p style="font-size:300pt">99</p></body>

     

    That is I added the font-size style attribute.

     

    Hope that helps.

     

    Bruce

     
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    May 1, 2012 6:41 PM   in reply to BR001
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    Thanks mate that's awesome, it's a pain it doesn't work just by typing it into the font size box but that work around will do! I might need to open another topic for this but the next problem I'm having is when inserting a .PNG image it is putting a white background around it don't suppose you know how to fix that one as well? I'm pretty sure it never used to do that as well.

     

    Thanks for your help!

     
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    May 1, 2012 7:08 PM   in reply to jlbeveridge
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    You have me there, and the website I used to refer to for this sort of stuff seems to be no more.  There are some limitations in how Acrobat handles images with transparent color but I'm not sure exactly what it is now, something to do with only using 8 bit color (I think PNG is usually 24bit), or maybe it was something about only using palette color.

     

    Sorry, I think you will have to start another thread.

     
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