[PDFBOX-3107] Asterisk character not displaying properly in Adobe Reader

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Blocker
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.0.0
• Fix Version/s: 2.0.0
• Component/s: FontBox
• Assignee: Tilman Hausherr
• Reporter: Tilman Hausherr
• Created: 14/Nov/15 13:59
• Updated: 08/Dec/17 18:05
• Resolved: 24/Nov/15 19:02

Description

From Matt B. in the user mailing list:

I have an odd issue with the asterisk character not displaying properly in Adobe Reader (XI or DC)
The "*" is displayed on the document as a hollow box, all other characters seem to be ok.

I thought it was an issue with my code, so I gave it a try in the HelloWorldTTF.java example, and got the same results...with various different TTF fonts as well.

Attached is the test.pdf output file, using the LiberationSans-Regular.ttf font and input message "1*1".
It was created using a 2.0.0-SNAPSHOT that I built earlier this morning, but I also had the same results using the RC1 binaries.

Issue Links

• is superceded by: PDFBOX-4032 Handle correctly special characters while writing COSString