Comments on: PostScript error: invalidfont

By: DDixon

DDixon — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:39:24 +0000

I get the error when attempting to save (print) webpages as PDF using Acrobat Pro 9. Got around the problem by
- First printing the webpage into a Microsoft XPS file, then
- Print the XPS file into a PDF. (I send these webpage images to a variety of folks and XPS is not always recognized… but PDF is).

Hope this helps somebody.

By: Joe183

Joe183 — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:35:17 +0000

Daguy,
thank you very much – that fixex it for me. Would you recommend making Adobe the default instead of Preview?

By: David

David — Fri, 13 May 2011 14:14:54 +0000

I have now a problem with a ps file on a Xerox mono printer.
It shows fine with HP Laser jet, but with Xerox mono it gives :

%%[Error: invalidfont; OffendingCommand:definefont.

I mention that the ps file contains cff fonts. Should I blame the printer for not supporting cff fonts, or am I missing something?

By: Mox

Mox — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 15:12:17 +0000

Had this error with Illustrator and “Save a Copy” > Adobe PDF. And then printing the document with Mac’s “Preview” application

Two ways to fix it:
A) When saving the PDF, untick “Optimize for Fast Web View”
or
B) Print the (buggy) PDF document with Adobe Acrobat

By: daguy

daguy — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 06:20:29 +0000

I found this error trying to print PDF’s on a Mac using Preview, the fix was use Adobe Reader instead

By: WilBis

WilBis — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 08:08:23 +0000

This solution works to me

By: Craig

Craig — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 01:54:03 +0000

I tried this solution, it did not work

By: xjdan89

xjdan89 — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 17:53:33 +0000

If you change your PostScript Output configuration from the default “speed” to “portability” the problem will go away.