Re: Quran PDF generation, help needed

[Meor Ridzuan Meor Yahaya <meor dot ridzuan at gmail dot com>]

Mr Omar,
Thank you for your help. What I would like to know, what tool are you
using to generate the PDF? As far as I know, most if not all PDF
generation under windows using print driver model would suffer the
same problem with what I'm experiencing. This is because I think the
bug is in the printer driver, not the PDF conversion. Of course, the
PDF you'ce sent me is OK, but the problems will happen for longer
suras, like Sura 2. Also, I would like to generate the PDF using my
new font, which is note released yet, but have a better face.
For now, appreciate if you can generate the PDF for sura 2 and check
the results for the first 2-3 pages. If you don't find any square
boxes, please sent the PDF to me, and let me know the tools you are
using. If it is OK, I'll sent you the new font, and you can start to
generate the PDF using the new font.

Thank you.

On 7/20/05, Omar Abo-Namous <merlin12345 at gmx dot de> wrote:
> Sala Meor,
> 
> i've sent you a pdf privatly. If it is ok, then i would post the rest of
> the files.
> 
> At this time i am creating some cds with the content of the koran for
> people to proof-read. The image is about 50 mb big. It contains the
> koran in html and in pdf and xml format (each in a seperate directory).
> I could post a torrent to the file for everyone on this list, who wants
> to help proof read.
> 
> Salam.
> 
> Omar
> 
> Meor Ridzuan Meor Yahaya wrote:
> > I've tried to generate PDF files  for the Quran text many times, and
> > all of them seems to have problems generating the correct output. I'm
> > using PDF995 and PrimoPDF, both generate almost the same problem.
> > Basically, It will show that some of the glyph is missing from the
> > font by displaying the rectangular box, which is actually there in the
> > font. After some troubleshooting work, my guess is it is not the fault
> > of the PDF generation, but the Postscript generated by Windows printer
> > driver. I generate postscript files using a few postscript printer
> > driver, but all resulting the same as the PDF. PDF generated under
> > Linux is far worse, maybe I don't have the correct tools.
> >
> > However, when I generate PCL files, it seems to generate to correct
> > output. So, my guess is windows postcript support is buggy. Anyway,
> > there is nothing much I can do about it.
> >
> > So, does anyone have any other suggestion on how I can create the PDF?
> > I can assure you that this is a complex process because it involve a
> > complex font. My idea is we might be able to convert the PCL files to
> > PDF and get the correct results, but , so far only possible thru a
> > commercial program which I dont have. PDF is necessary because seem
> > like a lot of people prefer it, and thus would ease up the
> > verification process. If anyone would only like to print the quran
> > text, I can give the PCL files and you can print it directly to a PCL
> > printer.
> >
> > Wassalam.
> >
> >
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