Hello from Gregg C Levine normally with Jedi Knight Computers Thought I might chip in some caveats here, and some other things. Firstly, version 7.0.3 of Ghost is out, that's the version of the thing that builds the output. The other current version, 4.0, is the viewer. I have both, here, for Windows(!), since my current printer is only that kind. I have an HP living here, so I'll probably work on another solution, for Linux. Basically you are very correct David in your statements. Except on one. The Linotype machines, L300, and L500, and their relatives, and descendants, are actually output devices, and predate Linux and actual desktop publishing by about three years. That from having worked with one, on a midrange based system. When desktop came out, on a Mac, it was loads of fun to get it to cooperate, with the Mac. But it worked, and it even out performed the midrange. The Mac ran Quark. Nowadays, even the bunch of office printers do about equal output. Anyway, whatever you end up doing with your problems, guys, regarding that utility, I know that your solution will be the right one. And as we concluded with a totally different problem, flames to me. I do not want the list to be crowded with acrimonious talk, and with other things, like that. ------------------- Gregg C Levine [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------ "The Force will be with you...Always." Obi-Wan Kenobi "Use the Force, Luke." Obi-Wan Kenobi (This company dedicates this E-Mail to General Obi-Wan Kenobi ) (This company dedicates this E-Mail to Master Yoda )
> -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of > David Boyes > Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 9:56 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: OT (somewhat) - ps2pdf tool > > > You're right, the "times," "times new roman," "Helvetica," > > "courier," and > > "courier new" look just fine online. But what's really > > strange is that when > > the PDF file hits real paper, _all_ of the fonts look > > _great_. > > If you're sending it to a PS printer, then yep, most of the printer PS > implementations are licensed from Adobe, so the drivers are all making the > same decisions about substitution, so it works well (or at least better). > Sounds like replacing the ghostscript interpreter with a newer version got > you closer to the same results. I'll have to try that as well. > > (BTW, you don't want the driver to include bitmaps of the characters. If you > use the real Adobe PS driver for Windows, there's an option to include only > the characters you use of the fonts, and it puts the stroke versions in > rather than the bitmaps. It produces much nicer output overall -- the Adobe > PS driver is on the Acrobat CD, or I think you can download it from their > WWW site. If you produce documents ultimately destined for press printers > like a Linotype, the Adobe driver is a real win.) >
