dompdf - Chinese code-putput ???

[bluetoothbj]

Dear sir:
I'm using Fabrik 3.5.1 & Joomla 3.6.
database on Mysql in UTF-8.
all text (varchar) fields are in utf8_general_ci.
I have datas on Chinese languages (zh-CN).
When I export lists or forms in pdf, I see the signs '? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?' instead of normal words (Webpage link here).
Does some known how to solve it?
(I downloaded the dompdf from Github fabrik. I think the dompdf version is 0.6.0)

Many thanks!

 

[cheesegrits]

You'll need to add a Chinese font to the DOMPDF folder, and in a custom CSS.

http://fabrikar.com/forums/index.php?wiki/pdf-output/#pdf-fonts-utf-8-characters

-- hugh

 

[bluetoothbj]

Dear cheesegrits,OK,Many thanks!

 

[bluetoothbj]

I have installed a chinese font called: DroidSansFallback.

So I modified the custom_css.php as follow:

/* BEGIN - Your CSS styling starts here */

.sub-header {
font-size: 1.4rem;
text-transform: uppercase;
font-family:'DroidSansFallback'!important;
padding-bottom: 1.5rem;
}


@font-face {
font-family: DroidSansFallback;
src: url('DroidSansFallback.ttf');
}

div.ClJ{
font-family: DroidSansFallback;
}

#$form .foobar {
display: none;
}
#{$form} .fabrikElementContainer.span12 {position:relative;margin-bottom:10px}
#{$form} .fabrikElementContainer .span4 {display:inline-block;width:30%}
#{$form} .fabrikElementContainer .span8 {display:inline-block;left:31%;width:68%}

#{$form} .icon-checkmark:before {content:'yes'}
#{$form} .icon-remove:before {content:'no'}

/* END - Your CSS styling ends here */

EOT;

Unfortunate it didn't work. The chinese characters still showed as ??????

Could you tell me what is the reason, please.
(Sorry I didn't know how to modify the css file)

 

[troester]

Did you install this font directly in the domPDF library?

Arial and dejavu are UTF8, too, they are already included in domPDF.
So maybe try in a first step with CSS

* {font-family:arial!important}

 

[bluetoothbj]

Arial and dejavu couldn't show Chinese characters. I installed a Chinese font and set it in Custom_CSS.php.

* {font-family:'droidsansdallback'!important}

It works now.Thanks four your help !