Deri -- On Tue, Oct 16, 2012, Deri James wrote: > On Tuesday 02 Oct 2012 13:45:40 Peter Schaffter wrote: > > Deri, > > > > I've encountered a problem with gropdf and the .tkf request. When > > I process this example with -Tpdf, the first block of type renders > > perfectly. However, when I add track kerning, two anomalies creep > > in: extra space is being added between the "D" and the en-dash > > afterwards (in the \*[D-] string), and the letters "n" and "v" in > > "conversation" are overprinting (see attached .pdf). > > > > ==================================================================== > > .ds smallcaps \f[B]\s[-.5] > > .ds normal \f[]\s[+.5] > > .ds D- \*[smallcaps]D\|\v'-1p'\[en]\v'1p'\*[normal] > > .ds JWS- \*[smallcaps]JWS\|\v'-1p'\[en]\v'1p'\*[normal] > > . > > .ft TR > > .ps 12 > > .vs 16 > > .ll 29P > > .sp |1i > > . > > Following Day 40, the arrangement of the hieroglyphs began > > to look like dialogue. First, there'd be a stanza headed \*[JWS-]. > > Afterwards came two more blocks, the first one introduced by \*[D-]. > > A con\%versation between minds? > > .sp > > .tkf \n[.f] 1 -.15 1 -.15 > > Following Day 40, the arrangement of the hieroglyphs began > > to look like dialogue. First, there'd be a stanza headed \*[JWS-]. > > Afterwards came two more blocks, the first one introduced by \*[D-]. > > A con\%versation between minds? > > ==================================================================== > > Hi Peter, > > A two pipe problem! > > This patch fixes it. (Problem was that the "D" is not kerned > in either paragraph, but gropdf calculated its width using > the previous kern factor, so got the glyph positioning wrong > (until groff emitted an absolute 'H' command -between "con" and > "versation")). > > Note: It applies against current CVS, it also contains the > positioning fix when drawing lines, which you already have.
Patch applied. Problem fixed. One more bug bites the dust. Or hits the windshield. Thanks. -- Peter Schaffter Author of The Binbrook Caucus http://www.schaffter.ca
