| Helge Blischke 2006-02-16, 7:58 am |
| SaGS wrote:
>
> Bob wrote:
>
> This simply means DVIPS used to generate the file was not "recent
> enough" (I personnaly don't know exactly which versions qualify for
> "recent enough")...
>
>
> I don't see how can ps2ps help insert infos that did not exist there in
> the first place.
>
>
> The file does not seem to include any info on the original font's name,
> so you cannot know with which font to substitute. Also info on point
> size is missing, and in general bitmap fonts generated by DVIPS are way
> non-standard (those are the issues with "font scaling/ etc" that I
> mentioned). Basically, I think you're out of luck.
>
> Ask the original authors to use Type1 fonts in the first place, or at
> least update their DVIPS.
Just to close up the issue:
There is no chance to "beauty up" the PS file. The way the bitmapped fonts are embedded gives
no hints whatsoever regarding the original font names.
Helge
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