On Friday 19 April 2002 05:46 pm, you wrote: > On Fri, Apr 19, 2002 at 03:12:36PM -0700, nbs wrote: > > I've just been informed that some documents that are being generated > > by LaTeX aren't printing properly on some printers. > > > > I think it's less a problem with the printers (HP-850s) and probably > > more a problem with Acrobat on the system (all of these are Windows > > boxes, BTW) that the printer happens to be connected to. > > I have seen this. I suspect Acrobat too. All versions of Acrobat that I > have seen fail to properly implement Type 3 bitmap fonts to Adobe's own > spec. DVI files converted to Postscript or PDF use such bitmap fonts.
I don't think this is correct. For example, I used the "times" package (see my other reply) in a latex source file, generated a DVI file, then used dvipdf to create a PDF. Looking at the font information inside Acrobat reader indicates that, indeed, Type 1 PS fonts are being used. If math symbols are used, there will be a Type 3 font for that, but this font too can be replaced by a PS font (see my other reply). > > Is there some way of embedding the fonts into the PDF document so that > > Acrobat will work correctly? Or perhaps is Acrobat missing something > > or misconfigured? > > See above. The fonts are there, but Acrobat cannot deal with them. I don't think it's so much a matter of *Acrobat* being able to deal with them, it's probably a matter of the printer and the print driver dealing with them. I have generated many PDF files over the years using latex and dvipdf, and Acrobat handles them fine--I've been able to print them just fine (using Acrobat) on lots of different platforms and to lots of different printers. > Try: > * Using pfdlatex instead of latex to typeset the documents. The output > will be in PDF format, so no DVI->PDF conversion will be necessary. If I > am not mistaken, pdflatex always uses the Blue Sky type 1 versions of > Computer Mondern rather than the bitmap originals. (It always does on my > system.) One way to check this is by running pdf2ps on the pdflatex > output and inspecting the postscript code in an editor. You will see the > fonts impedded and may analyse them. This is a good idea. Acrobat can also be used to check the font information, given the PDF file. pdflatex is a front-end to pdftex, which is distinct from dvipdf; dvipdf is just a front-end to dvips. > * Using pslatex instead of latex; output will be DVI but using the > standard postscript fonts, which every PDF viewer and every printer > driver support perfectly. The typographic quality will be degraded, so > try the previous suggestion first. I have to mention that only *PS* printers and associated drivers should be expected to handle such output "perfectly." Even then, there are problems (e.g., MS-word-generated PS files often do not print on my Lexmark T612, a very standard PS printer). also, pslatex is a short script front-end to latex. if the "times" package is being used, pslatex shouldn't make a difference in the end problem. shawn. _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
