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Font 'Verdana' not flowing correctly, When generate PDF #739

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Denny814 opened this issue Nov 14, 2023 · 4 comments
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Font 'Verdana' not flowing correctly, When generate PDF #739

Denny814 opened this issue Nov 14, 2023 · 4 comments
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  • I am using xhtml2pdf updated version 0.2.13 version. At the time of PDF generation the font 'Verdana' not showing correctly. The font look and feel has changed.

Below is my Python File:
with open(output_filename, 'wb') as output_file:
result = pisa.CreatePDF(
src=html_content,
dest=output_file,
)
if result.err:
print(f"PDF creation error: {result.err}")
else:
print("PDF created successfully")

Below is my html_content File:

<title></title> <style> body { font-family: 'Verdana', sans-serif; } </style> This is Verdana Font. Quarter basis distribution.

I have attached file for Actual Verdana font look and feel and xhtml2pdf generated file.

1st is the ACtual Verdana Font and 2nd is the xhtml2pdf generated font.
Actual_Verdana_Font
xhtml2pdf_created_font

OS version:
Python version: 3.11.4
XHTML2PDF version: 0.2.13
@Denny814 Denny814 added the bug Something isn't working label Nov 14, 2023
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Does this use the same reportlab version for both cases?

@Denny814
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yes

@Denny814
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Hi,
Any update on this?

@JanEgner
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@Denny814, am I right in guessing the first example was not generated by xhtml2pdf or reportlab, but by a browser?

The second example looks very much like it rendered using the default sans-serif font. That also makes sense, since Verdana is not a standard PDF font you will have to provide it to xhtml2pdf in form of a ttf file:
in the <head> section of your html file, add @font-face { font-family: "Verdana"; src: url('Verdana.ttf'); }
assuming the ttf file is in the current directory (you could also use an http(s) URL instead to download it from somewhere).

One non-technical reminder: it seems Verdana is not a "free" font, i.e. it is probably illegal to use it without a license unless you run the process on Windows. You might want to check if there's a free look-alike alternative.

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