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Here is the link to fix the issue with fonts not exporting and saving in .svg format:

Craft Edge sent it to me a few minutes ago. They are quite awesome!!!!

UPDATE: the official release has been issued

1artgirl wrote:Here is the link to fix the issue with fonts not exporting and saving in .svg format: http://www.craftedge.com/bin/Install_eCAL_1_005.exe

Craft Edge sent it to me a few minutes ago. They are quite awesome!!!!

Just be aware..

It will only save the font name in the svg, if you send the svg to someone else who does not have the font the file will not work correctly unless you convert the text to a path before exporting the svg

WOW! Thank you, I will make sure I do that! I appreciate your help.

Louise-Paisley wrote: Just be aware..

It will only save the font name in the svg, if you send the svg to someone else who does not have the font the file will not work correctly unless you convert the text to a path before exporting the svg

Nope, fonts exported to svg from SCAL/eCAL export as Path/vectors not as a font. They are automatically converted, at least in my version of eCAL (1.004). I double checked earlier when I tested the font to SVG export from eCAL. HTH

You are right Heather. I tested it too. Thank you!!!

If it is converted to path then it is not sending font info to the svg, its sending a path, the text will be uneditable (as in you would not be able to delete a character and type a new one)

With most apps that save svg they will save the text as a text object which is completely supported by the svg standard, this passes the text as plain text but includes the font name in the xml wrapper so that the object can be rendered correctly bot only if the font is available on the target computer.

If what you are saying is true, then SCAL is not saving any font info into the SVG file, it is just sending a path - It is in other words simply doing Object-Object To Path for you automatically at export

Louise, thank you for explaining that. I get it now. My clients may need to edit, so I will do the path/oblect thing. Again, thank you so much!

1artgirl wrote:Louise, thank you for explaining that. I get it now. My clients may need to edit, so I will do the path/oblect thing. Again, thank you so much!

If your clients need to edit then you cannot save SVG which would allow the text to be editable from SCAL.. Or not if what the other posters have said is true.

For the text to remain editable it would need to be saved into the SVG as a text object, it appears from this conversation that does NOT happen with SCAL/ ECAL's export to SVG

I have just tested it..

They are correct, when you export SVG any text is converted to a path and is therefore NOT editable text any more, there is no way to save the SVG from SCAL/ ECAL and maintain the text as an editable text object such as you can do from Inkscape and other editors.

Thank you all so much for the efforts to bring this information to all of us...the expertise is amazing, and I know we all appreciate it.