Chapter 5, Representing and Processing Rich Text
XFA Specification
Displaying and Printing Rich Text
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</field>
<field name="AMOUNT_OWING" presence="hidden">
<format>
<picture>s$zz,zz9.99</picture>
</format>
<value>
<decimal>52981.89</decimal>
</value>
</field>
The field named "NOTICE" is rendered as shown below.
You owe us $52,981.89! Please pay before the end of the month.
Displaying and Printing Rich Text
When rich text is printed or displayed it may be impossible to make it look exactly as the rich text markup
commands. For example, the specified typeface may not be available on the printer that is being used. The
renderer makes a best effort to present the rich text as closely as possible to what the markup demands.
The heuristics it uses are application-dependent, however completeness (displaying all the text) always
takes precedence over appearance.
Note that the layout stage of processing necessarily assumes that the required typeface is available in the
required style and size. The renderer may discover that the required typeface is not available, but the
layout has already been done. Therefore when the renderer is forced to use a different typeface, or even a
different type size, the rendered text may have an unattractive appearance. For example, glyphs may
overlap.