Embedding TrueType Font without unicode CMAP

[baoshan]

What can I do if a TTF font doesn't contain an unicode CMAP?

The missing of the unicode CMAP lead to exception No unicode cmap for font ....

Is there any utility can append the require unicode CMAP to that TTF file, given the encoding (GBK) of that font is known.

[mrjonny2]

+1

[mark-hahn]

+1

[devongovett]

Interesting. I assumed that most fonts these days would have unicode cmaps. Can anyone link me to a font without one for testing purposes? If not, I can probably figure out how to make one myself but it would be easier if someone already had a font that doesn't work. Thanks!

[mrjonny2]

https://www.dropbox.com/s/wu1fo2ui71igf2j/Palatino

[mark-hahn]

The Cambria bold in windows 8 doesn't have a cmap. I just ran into this
last night.

[chadkirby]

IIRC, when I've run into this issue, I have opened the font in question in FontForge and exported it. The exported font has the unicode CMAP.

[baoshan]

Some Chinese type foundries doesn't include CMAP with the file. I'll try FontForge to see if it can fix the missing CMAP.

[devongovett]

@mrjonny2 that Palatino upload is empty btw.

[realtebo]

I've not the FontForge program .. so is there a solution to this ?

[chrisspiegl]

+1

[shyamramesh]

https://github.com/dessibelle/Blue-Screen-Saver/blob/master/Lucida%20Console.ttf -

This font also gives the error message: "No unicode cmap for font"

[javiergarmon]

+1

[nrkn]

+1

Verdana that comes with Windows:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/cxarn46gol7hqig/verdana.ttf?dl=0

[devongovett]

Just released v0.6.4 with a fix for reading cmaps in #276 thanks to @mishoo. This may fix your issue. Many of the fonts listed here likely have unicode cmaps but PDFKit wasn't properly reading them. I tried the verdana linked above, and this fixes the issue there. Please try it out for your font and report back.

To be clear, PDFKit still doesn't support fonts without unicode cmaps. This just fixes reading some fonts that actually do have unicode cmaps where PDFKit previously reported that they didn't.

[shyamramesh]

It works perfectly for Verdana , Lucida Console , Impact fonts.Thanks a lot