Line shifts on very thin strokes on several fonts

Line shifts on very thin strokes on several fonts

Problem/Question
Working with very thin strokes around a letter can lead to tiny shifts caused by rounding error. 



The cause of this misinterpreting can lie in various things like e. g. Font Type, thickness of the stroke, PS/PDF interpreter, ...

Solution/Work-Around
There are different ways to overcome the problem:
  1. Set all "living fonts" to outlines before importing the file to Ergosoft
  2. Use Legacy PDF interpreter by opening the context menu on the image and open the Renderer Options.
  3. Try other setting when saving the PS/PDF

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