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Check generated PDFs when the preferred font has missing glyphs — September 14 review
Use multilingual sample text to find substitutions, clipping, layout shifts, and unreadable exports.
Readiness check
Is the handoff ready?
Use this table before you send the first ticket. Fix the weak spots while access is still limited.
| Area | Ready | Needs work |
|---|---|---|
| Question | One observable PDF font fallback outcome | A request to inspect the whole system |
| Fixture | approved sample strings covering Latin accents, right-to-left text, CJK characters, symbols, and long values | Customer data or shared credentials |
| Evidence | template revision, renderer version, font files, sample ID, page count, substituted glyphs, and visual result | A pass label without observed values |
| Approval | Design and localization owners approve supported scripts, fonts, and customer-facing templates. | The contractor changes production alone |
Reproduce the PDF font fallback failure safely
A server-generated PDF silently replaces characters, clips a line, or changes pagination when a glyph is unavailable. Start with one case that can fail without touching customer records or production infrastructure. Write the expected result, stop condition, and reviewer beside the fixture.
Use approved sample strings covering Latin accents, right-to-left text, CJK characters, symbols, and long values. Label every identity and artifact so a reviewer can distinguish test evidence from a live record.
Leave enough evidence for a second person — September 14 review
Capture template revision, renderer version, font files, sample ID, page count, substituted glyphs, and visual result. Include the source revision and test time. If behavior changes between runs, retain both results.
Design and localization owners approve supported scripts, fonts, and customer-facing templates. A remote programmer can prepare the fixture, run bounded checks, and explain the result. New policy, privileged access, and release approval stay with the named owner.
Copy-ready brief
Paste this into your hiring request
Test one bounded PDF font fallback case against written acceptance rules.
approved sample strings covering Latin accents, right-to-left text, CJK characters, symbols, and long values
Record template revision, renderer version, font files, sample ID, page count, substituted glyphs, and visual result.
Design and localization owners approve supported scripts, fonts, and customer-facing templates.
Buyer questions
Questions about planning the role
What should the first run prove?
It should show the expected PDF font fallback result for one controlled fixture.
What belongs in the handoff?
Include template revision, renderer version, font files, sample ID, page count, substituted glyphs, and visual result, the source revision, and any untested condition.
Who approves a production change?
Design and localization owners approve supported scripts, fonts, and customer-facing templates.
Sources
Planning references
These links explain the security, code review, and worker classification points used in this guide.
- NIST Secure Software Development FrameworkNIST guidance for managing software development risk.
- GitHub pull request reviewsFirst-party documentation for review and approval.