On 8/12/07, Tony Nelson <tonynelson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> > and my cups-pdf only produces bitmapped pdfs. > >> > >> In the past, I've had mixed results. I don't recall all the ins and > >> outs, but the content created, and what applications I used, had an > >> effect. > >> > >> Did you try creating a document with the ordinary fonts used in PDF > >> files (Times, etc.), or ones that it'll have to embed or pre-render? > > > >I just print to a file as ps and then I use ps2pdf. I have just tried > >this method with a OOo document written with Times New Roman, but > >again the resulting pdf is bitmapped. The problem maybe located in the > >way Linux produces the ps file and not in ps2pdf. > > > >> And what programs have you tried to print a PDF file with? > > > >Firefox and Opera. > > >From what has been said recently in the thread, it seems likely that the > fonts you use are the issue, in that the font either has to be so standard > that it is assumed always available, or it must be embedded if allowed, or > the pdf must be bitmapped where that font is used. Possibly the output of > pdffonts will tell you what is going on. By default, ps2pdf won't embed > the "14 standard fonts" (Courier, Helvetica, Times, Symbol, ZapfDingbats) > -- see /user/share/doc/ghostscript*/Ps2pdf.htm. Thanks, Nelson. The output of pdffonts in the case of the file that I have just sent is $ pdffonts teste1.pdf name type emb sub uni object ID ------------------------------------ ------------ --- --- --- --------- YBWBJD+DejaVu_Serif.Book.0.0.34174.0.Set0 Type 1C yes yes no 17 0 WFRXYX+Times_New_Roman.Regular.0.0.50aac.e036.Set0 Type 1C yes yes no 9 0 BIABFC+Times_New_Roman.Bold.0.0.5184c.0.Set0 Type 1C yes yes no 13 0 PGUGBG+DejaVu_Sans.Book.0.0.7ec48.0.Set0 Type 1C yes yes no 11 0 XGQFDG+Courier.Regular.0.0.1ec70.42f7.Set0 Type 1C yes yes no 15 0 $ Paul
