Download User's Guide

*FONTID
Fonts specified by a font identifier (e.g. by means of the DDS
FONT keyword) are embedded. This is dependent on a
suitable font resource object being available for embedding.
Please note that iSeries raster (bitmap) fonts are relatively low resolution (typically
240 or 300 pels per inch) and are imported into PDF in the form of bitmap images.
When displayed on screen in Adobe Acrobat, these bitmaps can appear jagged and
uneven and the presentation quality is generally rather poor. This is a feature of the
font technology, not a deficiency on the part of CoolSpools. When printed, the PDF
accurately reproduces the print quality of the iSeries font on the page.
Example:
CVTSPLPDF
FROMFILE(SALES)…
FONT(*MAP)
Here the sales report is converted to PDF format and CoolSpools will attempt to
select suitable replacement fonts for those used in the spooled file.
Example:
CVTSPLPDF
FROMFILE(SALES)…
FONT(*EMBED)
The same report is converted, but where possible CoolSpools will embed a copy of
each iSeries font in the resultant PDF.
Example:
CVTSPLXLS
FROMFILE(SALES)…
FONT(*ARIAL 10)
Here the same report is converted, but this time to Excel format, and 10-pt Arial will
be used throughout.
CoolSpools will also assist you in improving the appearance of your reports in PDF,
RTF and HTML format by providing messages in the job log to inform you about the
font mappings it has made. If you are not satisfied with the appearance of your report
in PDF, RTF or HTML, you should examine the job log of the job in which the
command was executed, and locate any messages of the form:
Courier 10 substituted for font id 11
or
Courier Bold 10 substituted for font resource C0S0CB10
These messages are intended to help you identify which font is and font resource
names need to be mapped. You can try alternative font mappings through the userdefinable font mapping facility, implemented via the CVTFONTID and CVTFNTRSC
parameters described below.
Page: 140