Lithuanian letters have question marks when generated to pdf in invoice/email

[juslintek]

Here it is shown in the video, its new Joomla installation, with some premade data migrated for testing purposes. Sorry for my silent voice and crappy pronounciation. But I think its understandable. :-)

http://youtu.be/h55JyLXgHFU

[Milbo]

http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=99347.15 maybe this post helps you.

[jjk]

Here is a link to a forum post with the same issue:
http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=120243.msg409539#msg409539
It's not marked as 'solved', but maybe installing a dejavu font into the tcpdf folder helps. I didn't test that myself, so do I'm not shure if it will solve the problem.
Maybe this link has some valuable information: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5333702/tcpdf-utf-8-lithuanian-symbols-not-showing-up

[juslintek]

http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=99347.15 maybe this post helps you.

Well on 2.9.9b    public function samplePDF() { function beings on line 178 on frontend componenets invoice.php Still I need to install DejaVuSans font. Because it cannot identify it.

So I've imported DejaVuSans font via php commandline, when changing tcpdf_autoconfig.php JPATH_ROOT in K_IMAGE_PATH definition to $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].

And then used it in. samplePDF function, and it fixed it. But probably after 2.9.9b update to higher i'll have to remake it again.

Even though I change this function the way you see it now:


components/com_virtuemart/controllers/invoice.php

line 178
public function samplePDF() {
      if(!class_exists('VmVendorPDF')){
         vmError('vmPdf: For the pdf, you must install the tcpdf library at '.JPATH_VM_LIBRARIES.DS.'tcpdf');
         return 0;
      }

      $pdf = new VmVendorPDF();

      $pdf->setHeaderFont(Array('dejavusans', '', 8 )); //was nothing before
      $pdf->setFooterFont(Array('dejavusans', '', 10 )); //was nothing before

      $pdf->AddPage();
      $pdf->PrintContents(vmText::_('COM_VIRTUEMART_PDF_SAMPLEPAGE'));
      $pdf->Output("vminvoice_sample.pdf", 'I');
      JFactory::getApplication()->close();
   }
libraries/joomla/document/pdf.php

line 32 33

/*   var $_header_font = 'courier';
   var $_footer_font = 'courier';*/

   var $_header_font = 'dejavusans';
   var $_footer_font = 'dejavusans';

line 222

      //$pdf->SetFont('helvetica', '', 8, '', 'false');
      $pdf->SetFont('dejavusans', '', 8, '', 'false');




Still problem persists as in attachment below
Sample Invoice with lithuanian letters

P.S. I've added new font via php commandline like this:

/libraries/tcpdf/tools$ php tcpdf_addfont.php -o "/libraries/tcpdf/fonts" -i "/dejavusans/DejaVuSans.ttf"

>>> Converting fonts for TCPDF:
*** Output dir set to /libraries/tcpdf/fonts/
+++ OK   : /dejavusans/DejaVuSans.ttf added as dejavusans
>>> Process successfully completed!

/libraries/tcpdf/tools$ php tcpdf_addfont.php -o "/libraries/tcpdf/fonts" -i "/dejavusans/DejaVuSans-Bold.ttf"
medziokle/domains/pressline.lt/public_html/libraries/tcpdf/fonts" -i "/dejavusans/DejaVuSans-ExtraLight.ttf"
php tcpdf_addfont.php -o "/libraries/tcpdf/fonts" -i "/dejavusans/DejaVuSansCondensed-BoldOblique.ttf"
php tcpdf_addfont.php -o "/libraries/tcpdf/fonts" -i "/dejavusans/DejaVuSansCondensed.ttf"
php tcpdf_addfont.php -o "/libraries/tcpdf/fonts" -i "/dejavusans/DejaVuSans-BoldOblique.ttf"
php tcpdf_addfont.php -o "/libraries/tcpdf/fonts" -i "/dejavusans/DejaVuSans-Oblique.ttf"
php tcpdf_addfont.php -o "/libraries/tcpdf/fonts" -i "/dejavusans/DejaVuSansCondensed-Bold.ttf"
php tcpdf_addfont.php -o "/libraries/tcpdf/fonts" -i "/dejavusans/DejaVuSans-Oblique.ttf"
>>> Converting fonts for TCPDF:
*** Output dir set to /libraries/tcpdf/fonts/
+++ OK   : /dejavusans/DejaVuSans-Bold.ttf added as dejavusansb
>>> Process successfully completed!

/libraries/tcpdf/tools$ php tcpdf_addfont.php -o "/libraries/tcpdf/fonts" -i "/dejavusans/DejaVuSans-ExtraLight.ttf"

>>> Converting fonts for TCPDF:
*** Output dir set to /libraries/tcpdf/fonts/
+++ OK   : /dejavusans/DejaVuSans-ExtraLight.ttf added as dejavusansextralight
>>> Process successfully completed!

/libraries/tcpdf/tools$ php tcpdf_addfont.php -o "/libraries/tcpdf/fonts" -i "/dejavusans/DejaVuSansCondensed-BoldOblique.ttf"

>>> Converting fonts for TCPDF:
*** Output dir set to /libraries/tcpdf/fonts/
+++ OK   : /dejavusans/DejaVuSansCondensed-BoldOblique.ttf added as dejavusanscondensedbi
>>> Process successfully completed!

/libraries/tcpdf/tools$ php tcpdf_addfont.php -o "/libraries/tcpdf/fonts" -i "/dejavusans/DejaVuSansCondensed.ttf"

>>> Converting fonts for TCPDF:
*** Output dir set to /libraries/tcpdf/fonts/
+++ OK   : /dejavusans/DejaVuSansCondensed.ttf added as dejavusanscondensed
>>> Process successfully completed!

/libraries/tcpdf/tools$ php tcpdf_addfont.php -o "/libraries/tcpdf/fonts" -i "/dejavusans/DejaVuSans-BoldOblique.ttf"

>>> Converting fonts for TCPDF:
*** Output dir set to /libraries/tcpdf/fonts/
+++ OK   : /dejavusans/DejaVuSans-BoldOblique.ttf added as dejavusansbi
>>> Process successfully completed!

/libraries/tcpdf/tools$ php tcpdf_addfont.php -o "/libraries/tcpdf/fonts" -i "/dejavusans/DejaVuSans-Oblique.ttf"

>>> Converting fonts for TCPDF:
*** Output dir set to /libraries/tcpdf/fonts/
+++ OK   : /dejavusans/DejaVuSans-Oblique.ttf added as dejavusansi
>>> Process successfully completed!

/libraries/tcpdf/tools$ php tcpdf_addfont.php -o "/libraries/tcpdf/fonts" -i "/dejavusans/DejaVuSansCondensed-Bold.ttf"

>>> Converting fonts for TCPDF:
*** Output dir set to /libraries/tcpdf/fonts/
+++ OK   : /dejavusans/DejaVuSansCondensed-Bold.ttf added as dejavusanscondensedb
>>> Process successfully completed!

/libraries/tcpdf/tools$ php tcpdf_addfont.php -o "/libraries/tcpdf/fonts" -i "/dejavusans/DejaVuSans-Oblique.ttf"

>>> Converting fonts for TCPDF:
*** Output dir set to /libraries/tcpdf/fonts/
+++ OK   : /dejavusans/DejaVuSans-Oblique.ttf added as dejavusansi

[juslintek]

Here is a link to a forum post with the same issue:
http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=120243.msg409539#msg409539
It's not marked as 'solved', but maybe installing a dejavu font into the tcpdf folder helps. I didn't test that myself, so do I'm not shure if it will solve the problem.
Maybe this link has some valuable information: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5333702/tcpdf-utf-8-lithuanian-symbols-not-showing-up

I've changed samplePDF function like this:
   public function samplePDF() {
      if(!class_exists('VmVendorPDF')){
         vmError('vmPdf: For the pdf, you must install the tcpdf library at '.JPATH_VM_LIBRARIES.DS.'tcpdf');
         return 0;
      }

      $pdf = new VmVendorPDF(PDF_PAGE_ORIENTATION, PDF_UNIT, PDF_PAGE_FORMAT, false, 'ISO-8859-1', false);
      //$pdf = new VmVendorPDF();
      $pdf->setHeaderFont(Array('dejavusans', '', 8 ));
      $pdf->setFooterFont(Array('dejavusans', '', 10 ));
      $pdf->AddPage();
      $pdf->PrintContents(vmText::_('COM_VIRTUEMART_PDF_SAMPLEPAGE'));
      $pdf->Output("vminvoice_sample.pdf", 'I');
      JFactory::getApplication()->close();
   }

Doesn't help...

[jjk]

Here is another link: http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=99347.0
Maybe you can find additional help if you use Google and search for something like: virtuemart lithunian font

[juslintek]

Here is another link: http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=99347.0
Maybe you can find additional help if you use Google and search for something like: virtuemart lithunian font

Yep, this one helped:

FreeSans font added as well as function in controller/invoice.php changed:

   public function samplePDF() {
      if(!class_exists('VmVendorPDF')){
         vmError('vmPdf: For the pdf, you must install the tcpdf library at '.JPATH_VM_LIBRARIES.DS.'tcpdf');
         return 0;
      }

      $pdf = new VmVendorPDF;
      //$pdf = new VmVendorPDF();
      $pdf->setHeaderFont(Array('freesans', '', 8 ));
      $pdf->SetFont('freesans', '', 10);
      $pdf->setFooterFont(Array('freesans', '', 10 ));
      $pdf->AddPage();
      $pdf->PrintContents(vmText::_('COM_VIRTUEMART_PDF_SAMPLEPAGE'));
      $pdf->Output("vminvoice_sample.pdf", 'I');
      JFactory::getApplication()->close();
   }

I will make a proper description later.

[spi7fire]

Thank you for this great solution, helped me a lot with vm3 (It's a bit annoying that vm3 still doesnt support multi-language invoices)

Anyway, i'm having a different issue now - the page is being displayed in LTR, and i need it in RTL (arabic/hebrew).   How can i turn it over? 

Thanks