embedding fonts into PostScript

meyerm · Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2004 7:58 pm Post subject: embedding fonts into PostScript

Hi,

I've got some font problems. When I print my letters on a LaserJet 5000 without embedding fonts it can't print the Euro-sign - too old firmware. Other printers work - so that's his own problem...

But when I then try to include the fonts into the postscript, the file itself and then the printout both look quite ugly. You can have a look at http://www.fs.tum.de/~meyerm/bildschirmfoto9.png to see what I mean. The letters are "randomly" spaced ;-)

What's wrong with my system? Since I would also need to embed the fonts if I want to print non-usual font (didn't do that until now) I would really like to get my system work. Especially since I now have to use a laserjet "far away" in the net to print and must walk to it...

Thanks you

app-text/ghostscript-afpl
media-libs/freetype-2.1.5-r1

meyerm · Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2004 8:03 pm Post subject:

Hmm, perhaps this is a QT/Koffice problem? When I create a file in OpenOffice it looks good on the screen. The created ps looks not quite as good, but at least it is really usable - even the Euro is visible. OOo always includes the fonts.

PDFs created with OOo are also much nicer than PDFs out of KOffice... Hmm, perhaps this is really a QT problem? But what did I wrong on compiletime? Or is it a configuration issue?

Just tell me what file / command outputs you need :-)

trumee · Guru Joined: 02 Mar 2003 Posts: 551 Location: London,UK

Try Lyx (emerge lyx), it is the best amongst them all as far ps/pdf go.

gustafson · Guru Joined: 12 Aug 2004 Posts: 430