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pdfbox

pdfbox

pdfbox

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Updated5/1/2026

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AFFECTSRootCause

embed a custom TrueType font (FreeSans.ttf) with subsetting enabled — Apache PDFBox to create a PDF with form fields. Tension: displays gibberish characters instead of the actual text. Outcome: Never subset the font for acroform fields.

AFFECTSRootCause

I commented out the .setFont statement and the text is now aligned — I'm creating a GUI that includes a checkbox using Java, Swing, and GridBaglayout for the host JPanel. Tension: the text is now aligned. Outcome: commented out the .setFont statement.

REQUIRESSolution

1- add `pdfDoc.getDocumentCatalog().setAcroForm(acroForm);` near the end — below `checkbox.setWidgets(widgets);`. Tension: your text is in white. Outcome: add this below `checkbox.setWidgets(widgets);`.

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