HTML to PDF PDF.NET fonts error on macOS

cschmitt · June 13, 2019, 11:46am

Hello, I’m trying to convert a html to pdf in PDF.NET
However on macOS it always fails via:
System.InvalidOperationException: Cannot find any fonts installed on the system.

this is my source code:

Fonts tree
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├── AbadiMTCondensedExtraBold.ttf
├── AbadiMTCondensedLight.ttf
├── ArialNarrowBoldItalic.ttf
├── ArialNarrowItalic.ttf
├── ArialRoundedMTBold.ttf
├── BaskervilleOldFace.ttf
├── Bauhaus93.ttf
├── BellMT.ttf
├── BellMTBold.ttf
├── BellMTItalic.ttf
├── BernardMTCondensed.ttf
├── Book\ Antiqua\ Bold\ Italic.ttf
├── Book\ Antiqua\ Bold.ttf
├── Book\ Antiqua\ Italic.ttf
├── Book\ Antiqua.ttf
├── Bookman\ Old\ Style\ Bold\ Italic.ttf
├── Bookman\ Old\ Style\ Bold.ttf
├── Bookman\ Old\ Style\ Italic.ttf
├── Bookman\ Old\ Style.ttf
├── Bookshelf\ Symbol\ 7.ttf
├── Braggadocio.ttf
├── BritannicBold.ttf
├── COOPBL.TTF
├── Calibri.ttf
├── Calibrib.ttf
├── Calibrii.ttf
├── Calibriz.ttf
├── Calisto\ MT\ Bold.ttf
├── Calisto\ MT\ Italic.ttf
├── Calisto\ MT.ttf
├── CalistoMTBoldItalic.ttf
├── Cambria.ttc
├── Cambriab.ttf
├── Cambriai.ttf
├── Cambriaz.ttf
├── Candara.ttf
├── Candarab.ttf
├── Candarai.ttf
├── Candaraz.ttf
├── Century\ Gothic\ Bold\ Italic.ttf
├── Century\ Gothic\ Bold.ttf
├── Century\ Gothic\ Italic.ttf
├── Century\ Gothic.ttf
├── Century\ Schoolbook\ Bold\ Italic.ttf
├── Century\ Schoolbook\ Bold.ttf
├── Century\ Schoolbook\ Italic.ttf
├── Century\ Schoolbook.ttf
├── Century.ttf
├── ColonnaMT.ttf
├── ComicSansMSBold.ttf
├── Consola.ttf
├── Consolab.ttf
├── Consolai.ttf
├── Consolaz.ttf
├── Constan.ttf
├── Constanb.ttf
├── Constani.ttf
├── Constanz.ttf
├── CopperplateGothicBold.ttf
├── Corbel.ttf
├── Corbelb.ttf
├── Corbeli.ttf
├── Corbelz.ttf
├── CurlzMT.ttf
├── Deng.ttf
├── Dengb.ttf
├── Dengl.ttf
├── Desdemona.ttf
├── Dubai-Bold.ttf
├── Dubai-Light.ttf
├── Dubai-Medium.ttf
├── Dubai-Regular.ttf
├── EdwardianScriptITC.ttf
├── EngraversMT.ttf
├── EngraversMTBold.ttf
├── Eurostile\ Bold.ttf
├── Eurostile.ttf
├── Fangsong.ttf
├── FootlightMTLight.ttf
├── Franklin\ Gothic\ Book\ Italic.ttf
├── Franklin\ Gothic\ Book.ttf
├── Franklin\ Gothic\ Demi\ Cond.ttf
├── Franklin\ Gothic\ Demi\ Italic.ttf
├── Franklin\ Gothic\ Demi.ttf
├── Franklin\ Gothic\ Heavy\ Italic.ttf
├── Franklin\ Gothic\ Heavy.ttf
├── Franklin\ Gothic\ Medium\ Cond.ttf
├── Franklin\ Gothic\ Medium\ Italic.ttf
├── Franklin\ Gothic\ Medium.ttf
├── GARA.ttf
├── GARABD.ttf
├── GARAIT.ttf
├── Gabriola.ttf
├── Gautami.TTF
├── Gautamib.ttf
├── Gill\ Sans\ MT\ Bold\ Italic.ttf
├── Gill\ Sans\ MT\ Bold.ttf
├── Gill\ Sans\ MT\ Condensed.ttf
├── Gill\ Sans\ MT\ Ext\ Condensed\ Bold.ttf
├── Gill\ Sans\ MT\ Italic.ttf
├── Gill\ Sans\ MT.ttf
├── GillSansUltraBold.ttf
├── GloucesterMTExtraCondensed.ttf
├── Goudy\ Old\ Style\ Bold.ttf
├── Goudy\ Old\ Style\ Italic.ttf
├── Goudy\ Old\ Style.ttf
├── HGRGE.ttc
├── HGRME.ttc
├── HGRSGU.ttc
├── HGRSMP.ttf
├── Haettenschweiler.ttf
├── Harrington.ttf
├── ImprintMTShadow.ttf
├── Kaiti.ttf
├── Kartika.TTF
├── Kartikab.TTF
├── KinoMT.ttf
├── Lathab.ttf
├── Lucida\ Console.ttf
├── Lucida\ Sans\ Demibold\ Italic.ttf
├── Lucida\ Sans\ Demibold\ Roman.ttf
├── Lucida\ Sans\ Italic.ttf
├── Lucida\ Sans\ Unicode.ttf
├── Lucida\ Sans.ttf
├── LucidaBlackletter.ttf
├── LucidaBright.ttf
├── LucidaBrightDemibold.ttf
├── LucidaBrightDemiboldItalic.ttf
├── LucidaBrightItalic.ttf
├── LucidaCalligraphyItalic.ttf
├── LucidaFaxDemibold.ttf
├── LucidaFaxDemiboldItalic.ttf
├── LucidaFaxItalic.ttf
├── LucidaFaxRegular.ttf
├── LucidaHandwritingItalic.ttf
├── LucidaSansTypewriterBold.ttf
├── LucidaSansTypewriterBoldOblique.ttf
├── LucidaSansTypewriterOblique.ttf
├── LucidaSansTypewriterRegular.ttf
├── MS\ Reference\ Sans\ Serif.ttf
├── MS\ Reference\ Specialty.ttf
├── MSJH.ttf
├── MSJHBD.ttf
├── MTEXTRA.ttf
├── MangalB.ttf
├── Marlett.ttf
├── MaturaMTScriptCapitals.ttf
├── Mistral.ttf
├── ModernNo.20.ttf
├── MonotypeCorsiva.ttf
├── MonotypeSorts.ttf
├── News\ Gothic\ MT\ Bold\ Italic.ttf
├── News\ Gothic\ MT\ Bold.ttf
├── News\ Gothic\ MT\ Italic.ttf
├── News\ Gothic\ MT.ttf
├── Onyx.ttf
├── Perpetua\ Bold\ Italic.ttf
├── Perpetua\ Bold.ttf
├── Perpetua\ Italic.ttf
├── Perpetua\ Titling\ MT\ Bold.ttf
├── Perpetua\ Titling\ MT.ttf
├── Perpetua.ttf
├── Rockwell\ Bold\ Italic.ttf
├── Rockwell\ Bold.ttf
├── Rockwell\ Condensed\ Bold.ttf
├── Rockwell\ Condensed.ttf
├── Rockwell\ Extra\ Bold.ttf
├── Rockwell\ Italic.ttf
├── Rockwell.ttf
├── STHUPO.ttf
├── STLITI.ttf
├── STXINGKA.ttf
├── STXINWEI.ttf
├── STZHONGS.ttf
├── Segoe\ Print\ Bold.ttf
├── Segoe\ Script\ Bold.ttf
├── SimHei.ttf
├── SimSun.ttf
├── Stencil.ttf
├── TaiLeb.ttf
├── TrebuchetMSBoldItalic.ttf
├── Tunga.TTF
├── Tungab.TTF
├── Tw\ Cen\ MT\ Bold\ Italic.ttf
├── Tw\ Cen\ MT\ Bold.ttf
├── Tw\ Cen\ MT\ Condensed\ Bold.ttf
├── Tw\ Cen\ MT\ Condensed\ Extra\ Bold.ttf
├── Tw\ Cen\ MT\ Condensed.ttf
├── Tw\ Cen\ MT\ Italic.ttf
├── Tw\ Cen\ MT.ttf
├── Verdana\ Bold\ Italic.ttf
├── Verdana\ Bold.ttf
├── Verdana\ Italic.ttf
├── Verdana.ttf
├── WideLatin.ttf
├── Wingdings\ 2.ttf
├── Wingdings\ 3.ttf
├── Wingdings.ttf
├── YuGothB.ttc
├── YuGothL.ttc
├── YuGothM.ttc
├── YuGothR.ttc
├── angsa.ttf
├── angsab.ttf
├── angsai.ttf
├── angsaz.ttf
├── arial.ttf
├── arialbd.ttf
├── arialbi.ttf
├── ariali.ttf
├── ariblk.ttf
├── batang.ttc
├── calibril.ttf
├── calibrili.ttf
├── cordia.ttc
├── david.ttf
├── davidbd.ttf
├── gulim.ttc
├── himalaya.ttf
├── latha.ttf
├── malgun.ttf
├── malgunbd.ttf
├── malgunsl.ttf
├── mangal.ttf
├── meiryo.ttc
├── meiryob.ttc
├── mingliu.ttc
├── mingliub.ttc
├── mmrtext.ttf
├── mmrtextb.ttf
├── monbaiti.ttf
├── msgothic.ttc
├── msmincho.ttc
├── msyh.ttf
├── msyhbd.ttf
├── msyhl.ttf
├── msyi.ttf
├── ntailu.ttf
├── ntailub.ttf
├── nyala.ttf
├── pala.ttf
├── palab.ttf
├── palabi.ttf
├── palai.ttf
├── seguihis.ttf
├── seguisym.ttf
├── simsunb.ttf
├── symbol.ttf
├── tahoma.ttf
├── tahomabd.ttf
├── taile.ttf
├── thsarabun-bold-italic.ttf
├── thsarabun-bold.ttf
├── thsarabun-italic.ttf
├── thsarabun.ttf
├── times.ttf
├── timesbd.ttf
├── timesbi.ttf
├── timesi.ttf
├── webdings.ttf
├── yumin.ttf
├── yumindb.ttf
└── yuminl.ttf

try
{

 FontRepository.Sources.Add(new&#32;FolderFontSource("/Users/schmitch/Fonts"));
    // Source HTML document
    var options = new HtmlLoadOptions();
    var document = new Document(new MemoryStream(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(demo)), options);

    // Initialize PdfSaveOptions

    var saveOptions = new PdfSaveOptions { };
    document.Save("/Users/schmitch/out.pdf", saveOptions);

}
catch (Exception ex)
{
    Console.WriteLine(ex);
}

btw. I’m also have no idea how to get a pdf/a

asad.ali · June 13, 2019, 7:57pm

@cschmitt

Thanks for contacting support.

Could you please share your sample HTML file in ZIP format with us. We will further test the scenario in our environment and address it accordingly.

Please use following code snippet to generate PDF/A format from PDF:

Document doc = new Document(dataDir + "input.pdf");
doc.Convert(dataDir + "log.xml", PdfFormat.PDF_A_3B, ConvertErrorAction.Delete);
doc.Save(dataDir + "Converted.pdf");

cschmitt · June 13, 2019, 10:54pm

Actually the html is simple enough to post it here:

const string demo = "<html><head><title>Hello</title></head><body><h1>Hallo Welt</h1></body></html>";

we are actually evaluating Aspose.Pdf for dotnet and might want to buy it if it works on all os’s (mac, windows, linux).

Isn’t there a way to directly create a pdf/a from a html? we want to use it for invoice creation over html.

asad.ali · June 14, 2019, 6:27pm

@cschmitt

You can generate PDF/A format directly from HTML using following code snippet:

string demo = "<html><head><title>Hello</title></head><body><h1>Hallo Welt</h1></body></html>";
MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(demo));
HtmlLoadOptions loadoptions = new HtmlLoadOptions(dataDir);
Document doc = new Document(ms, loadoptions);
doc.Convert(new MemoryStream(), PdfFormat.PDF_A_3B, ConvertErrorAction.Delete);
doc.Save(dataDir + "output.pdf");

Would you please try calling following method as well before using API in MAC environment. In case you still face any issue, please let us know. We will further proceed to assist you accordingly.

FontRepository.LoadFonts();

cschmitt · June 16, 2019, 12:08am

sadly I still use FontRepository.LoadFonts(); I’m not sure if my fonts are “good”. I mean I use the fonts from office for mac. Path: /Applications/Microsoft\ Word.app/Contents/Resources/DFonts maybe I should copy mscore fonts from some linux system.

Farhan.Raza · June 16, 2019, 11:27am

@cschmitt

You may copy mscore fonts from linux system or install the package with Microsoft compatible fonts: ttf-mscorefonts-installer. ( e.g.: sudo apt-get install ttf-mscorefonts-installer )

These fonts should be placed in “/usr/share/fonts/truetype/msttcorefonts” folder (our API scan this folder on Linux like systems). If your OS has other default folder for fonts, you should keep following command at the beginning of your code as mentioned in your code already:

Aspose.Pdf.Text.FontRepository.Sources.Add(new FolderFontSource("<user's path to ms fonts>"))

We hope this will be helpful.

cschmitt · June 16, 2019, 10:00pm

Actually I tried everything now however it still won’t work.

cschmitt · June 16, 2019, 10:26pm

with a temporary license I get a different error:

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   at #=zL6Vj3Og6_JzvX4Gm3_lgEYMyZGKU.#=z1d3vuEo=()
   at #=zL6Vj3Og6_JzvX4Gm3_lgEYMyZGKU.MoveNext()
   at #=zt_IZGtinRyTWeL4mnjVhkgI0SjA5O_1oJg==.#=zozQBzZUpKj5n(#=zdt8lLBk3$HPwav1XmdTlvRc= #=zO4dKBj_W61lH0GGLgw==, #=zwmfDxpGLZSqZ4GAkWV0La2y277om[] #=zYxqKnTEnk87q, #=zuTu8FT0$o6s8fUQQz1JtbS6wXWcm #=zeJDrXYU=, TimeSpan #=zd8xDpC8=)
   at #=zicvjhVXIFbVJvzHHr9dN$qzQ74hK.Render(#=zuTu8FT0$o6s8fUQQz1JtbS6wXWcm #=zeJDrXYU=, TimeSpan #=zd8xDpC8=, #=zt5Zv_olaYL9l1dCL9yBWuPU=[] #=zsy0$r$I=)
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   at #=z9YNBd3PWBYXKj20HU_rwBaRhKz3R.#=zDE9B1zw=(Stream #=zO2FGWncL3ouD, Document #=zhIq3gn2tyPBl, HtmlLoadOptions #=zE1pPT3IS0Eqd, String #=zQXY7vm0cF2L1)
   at #=z9YNBd3PWBYXKj20HU_rwBaRhKz3R.#=zDE9B1zw=(Stream #=zO2FGWncL3ouD, Document #=zhIq3gn2tyPBl, HtmlLoadOptions #=zE1pPT3IS0Eqd)
   at Aspose.Pdf.Document.#=zofxKmy8=(Stream #=zZRmoOhs=, LoadOptions #=zauRjRxU=)
   at Aspose.Pdf.Document..ctor(Stream input, LoadOptions options)
   at Aspose.Test.Pdf.Program.Main(String[] args) in /Users/schmitch/projects/schmitch/dotnet/Aspose.Test.Pdf/Aspose.Test.Pdf/Program.cs:line 65

Also the fonts are correct since I can generate a simple pdf with just calibri via:

        static void Instant(Font font)
        {
            var doc = new Document
            {
                EmbedStandardFonts = true
            };
            Page page = doc.Pages.Add();
            TextFragment text = new TextFragment(demo);
            text.TextState.Font = font;
            page.Paragraphs.Add(text);
            doc.Convert(new PdfFormatConversionOptions(PdfFormat.PDF_A_3B));
            doc.Save("hase.pdf");
        }

however html to pdf does not work.

Farhan.Raza · June 17, 2019, 10:05am

@cschmitt

Please ensure libgdiplus package is installed in your environment or reinstall it if already installed. There are not any environment specific limitations of the API so we are hopeful your problem of NullReferenceException will probably be resolved as well.

cschmitt · June 17, 2019, 11:59am

I have libgdiplus already installed:

✗ brew info mono-libgdiplus
mono-libgdiplus: stable 5.6.1 (bottled)
GDI+-compatible API on non-Windows operating systems
https://www.mono-project.com/docs/gui/libgdiplus/
/usr/local/Cellar/mono-libgdiplus/5.6.1 (13 files, 930.0KB) *
  Poured from bottle on 2019-06-03 at 09:21:32
From: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/blob/master/Formula/mono-libgdiplus.rb
==> Dependencies
Build: autoconf ✔, automake ✘, libtool ✔, pkg-config ✔
Required: cairo ✔, fontconfig ✔, freetype ✔, gettext ✔, giflib ✔, glib ✔, jpeg ✔, libexif ✔, libpng ✔, libtiff ✔, pixman ✔
✗ brew install mono-libgdiplus
Updating Homebrew...
==> Auto-updated Homebrew!
Updated 1 tap (homebrew/cask).
No changes to formulae.

Warning: mono-libgdiplus 5.6.1 is already installed and up-to-date
To reinstall 5.6.1, run `brew reinstall mono-libgdiplus`

Farhan.Raza · June 17, 2019, 9:22pm

@cschmitt

Since this thread has intermixed few exceptions, errors and scenarios so would you kindly compile the details about NullReferenceException that you are facing lately. Kindly share SSCCE code and mention if this is a file specific issue or if it occurs with every file you work with. Please also share a sample ZIP file so that we may try to reproduce it and assist you efficiently.

cschmitt · June 18, 2019, 9:58am

Start: Loading Document
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   at #=z9YNBd3PWBYXKj20HU_rwBaRhKz3R.#=zDE9B1zw=(Stream #=zO2FGWncL3ouD, Document #=zhIq3gn2tyPBl, HtmlLoadOptions #=zE1pPT3IS0Eqd, String #=zQXY7vm0cF2L1)
   at #=z9YNBd3PWBYXKj20HU_rwBaRhKz3R.#=zDE9B1zw=(Stream #=zO2FGWncL3ouD, Document #=zhIq3gn2tyPBl, HtmlLoadOptions #=zE1pPT3IS0Eqd)
   at Aspose.Pdf.Document.#=zofxKmy8=(Stream #=zZRmoOhs=, LoadOptions #=zauRjRxU=)
   at Aspose.Pdf.Document..ctor(Stream input, LoadOptions options)
   at Aspose.Test.Pdf.Program.Main(String[] args) in /Users/schmitch/projects/schmitch/dotnet/Aspose.Test.Pdf/Aspose.Test.Pdf/Program.cs:line 26

Process finished with exit code 0.

Here is my sample Project, however a developer still needs to copy a license file into the Project folder with the name Aspose.PDF.lic
demo.zip (1.1 KB)

Changing the HTML does not change a fact. I mean I have the simpliest html that can be used.
My Platform:
macOS Mojave
Version: 10.14.5
dotnet --version
2.2.106

Farhan.Raza · June 18, 2019, 9:09pm

@cschmitt

We are setting up the environment and will get back to you with our findings soon.

cschmitt · July 16, 2019, 3:53pm

anything new about the issue?

Farhan.Raza · July 16, 2019, 9:01pm

@cschmitt

We are checking the details and will share our findings with you within a couple of days. We appreciate your patience and cooperation in this regard.

Farhan.Raza · July 18, 2019, 8:15pm

@cschmitt

Thank you for being patient.

We have managed to reproduce the exception in our environment. A ticket with ID PDFNET-46706 has been logged in our issue management system for further investigation and resolution. The ticket ID has been linked with this thread so that you will receive notification as soon as the ticket is resolved.

We are sorry for the inconvenience.

cschmitt · October 15, 2019, 9:18am

hello, is there anything new about the issue at hand? it’s now like 6 month ago without any news at all.

Farhan.Raza · October 15, 2019, 10:15pm

@cschmitt

We are afraid it is still pending owing to previously logged tickets. It is logged under free support model where issues are investigated on first come first serve basis so the resolution may take few more months. We appreciate your patience and cooperation.

cschmitt · October 15, 2019, 10:56pm

to be fair, if I would’ve bought a license I would be really pissed, since the html to pdf functionality does not work at all under macos, which is kinda different than, “some stuff is broken”.

Farhan.Raza · October 16, 2019, 9:26am

@cschmitt

We are sorry for the inconvenience caused.

Please note that we offer free 30-days temporary license to evaluate the API in its full capacity before purchasing a license. Moreover, several customers are using the API in Mac OS environment as well but for your problem, we will be sharing our findings with you once the ticket is investigated. Thank you for understanding.