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Orion Poplawski <[log in to unmask]>
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Orion Poplawski <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 19 Apr 2015 15:23:09 -0600
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On 04/19/2015 02:22 AM, ToddAndMargo wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Qoppa PDF Studio Pro 10.0.0
> Xfce 4.8
> Scientific Linux 6.6, x64
>
> I am using a fill in PDF tax form that doesn't print so good.
> Qoppa tech support told me that I am missing the font and
> that the substitute font they grabbed is the problem.
>
> So I opened the PDF in Adobe Acrobat 8 Pro in a virtual
> machine (XP).  The font in question is:
>
>     Helvetica LT Std
>     Size 8
>     Baseline Shift: opt
>     Bold
>
> Questions:
>
> 1) how do I manage my fonts?

You probably want to read about fontconfig and it's various utilities - 
fc-match, etc.

> 2) where do I go to find this font?

You likely don't, but perhaps find a better match.  The preferred 
provider I believe is currently:

$ fc-match 'Helvetica LT Std'
DejaVuSans.ttf: "DejaVu Sans" "Book"

Install dejavu-sans-fonts if you don't already have it.  You might also 
search around for 'msttcorefonts' - not sure what MS fonts were provided 
in that old thing.

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Orion Poplawski
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NWRA/CoRA Division                    FAX: 303-415-9702
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