CID fonts have a supplement number (e.g., Adobe-Japan1-4 vs -6). PDFs created with supplement 6 cannot be rendered with supplement 4, even if the base font name is the same.
Solution: Use a font with the same or higher supplement number. Adobe’s latest CJK fonts typically include all previous supplements.
/F1 findfont 12 scalefont setfont
(Hello using F1) show
Adding the word "top" to the keyword suggests users want: cid font f1 f2 f3 download top
Thus, "cid font f1 f2 f3 download top" translates to: "Where can I quickly download the highest-quality Font 1, Font 2, and Font 3 CID-keyed font resources?"
It seems you're looking for CID-fonts (F1, F2, F3) often used in PostScript/PDF environments or specific legacy systems (e.g., Oracle Reports, older Unix printing). CID fonts have a supplement number (e
Here’s a helpful breakdown for your development work:
Because F1/F2/F3 are dynamic labels, searching for a file named F1.otf or F2.ttf is futile. Instead, you need to identify the base CID font behind the tag. This requires inspecting the PDF’s font properties. Adding the word "top" to the keyword suggests users want:
Use a PDF inspection tool (e.g., Adobe Acrobat Pro, pdffonts from Xpdf, or BeCyPDFMetaEdit) to check the font metadata.
Command line (Linux/macOS with Xpdf installed):
pdffonts yourfile.pdf
Output may show:
name type encoding emb sub uni object ID
CIDF1 CID Type0 Identity-H yes yes yes 4 0
Here, CIDF1 is a placeholder. Look deeper in the PDF streams to find the base font name (e.g., "KozMinPr6N-Regular").