[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 143110] New: font in text box not exported to PDF

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=143110

            Bug ID: 143110
           Summary: font in text box not exported to PDF
           Product: LibreOffice
           Version: 7.1.1.2 release
          Hardware: All
                OS: All
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: medium
         Component: Writer
          Assignee: libreoffice-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
          Reporter: bzipitidoo at gmail.com

Description:
In a PDF form, text entry fields can have their own fonts.  LibreOffice Writer
lets the user choose the font.  But the user's choice is not exported to the
PDF form that Writer creates.  Instead, the font in the PDF text entry field is
always Helvetica.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Make a text box.  (Form -> Text Box)
2. Right click on the text box, choose "Control Properties".  (Design Mode must
be checked)
3. Under the "General" tab is an option "Font" which has "(Default)" for the
initial setting.  Change the font to anything that is not by default in PDF,
such as Lucida Handwriting.
4. Export to PDF.  With a PDF viewer that supports forms, read the resulting
PDF file. Enter some text into the field.

Actual Results:
The user entered text is in the Helvetica font, when it should be Lucida
Handwriting, or whatever other font was chosen in step 3.

Expected Results:
The user entered text should be in the font that the user chose.  I checked
that PDF does support the ability to set the fonts of the text entry fields. 
Each field can be in a different font.  Can change the fonts with a pay version
of Acrobat.


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No



Additional Info:
I have examined the LibreOffice source code, and it looks like setting the font
of a PDF text entry field simply wasn't implemented.

Reason for wanting this is to make "esignable" documents-- that's e-signatures,
not digital signatures.  Digital signatures are a total pain to do, with what
basically amounts to being forced to get signatures countersigned, by a trusted
authority.  I just want to set the font of the text entry field for a signature
to one that looks like handwriting.  Yes, I know, it's a really lame way to
"sign" a document, utterly lacking in verifiability, but for now the business
world runs with that.

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