Printing in PDF format: Special cases

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Specific features of print in PDF format

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Printing in PDF format: Special cases

Specific features of print in PDF format

General advice

For a better rendering, use TrueType or OpenType fonts.

Caution: the OpenType fonts are not incorporated in the generated PDF. These fonts must be installed on the user computer to get a correct rendering.

Availability of controls in the reports

The following controls are not available:

RTF control
Edit control
Signature control
Organizer control
Scheduler control
Gantt Chart control
Pivot Table control
Spreadsheet control
HTML control
Chart control: Only the Chart controls created from version 17 are available.

Control in RTF format

General limitations:

The static control in RTF format may be truncated during a page break.
The arrays found in an RTF control are not printed.
The images used in the RTF controls are not printed.

Versions 17 and later
iParameter associated with the "RTFWINDOWS=NO" parameter or with the iRTFWithImagesAndTables constant is used to properly print the tables and images found in the RTF controls.

New in version 17
iParameter associated with the "RTFWINDOWS=NO" parameter or with the iRTFWithImagesAndTables constant is used to properly print the tables and images found in the RTF controls.

iParameter associated with the "RTFWINDOWS=NO" parameter or with the iRTFWithImagesAndTables constant is used to properly print the tables and images found in the RTF controls.

The RTF controls and the RTF options are not available.

Image control

A white margin appears if the image does not occupy the entire control in "homothetic image" mode.
The transparency of images is ignored. The image is printed on a white background.

PDF in report background

A PDF cannot be used in background image of the report.