[EMAIL PROTECTED]: > Tim Reeves escreveu: > > Tom wrote: > > . . . a somewhat unrelated question: In the creation of a PDF output > > file, LilyPond creates an intermediate PostScript file. That > > PostScript file is sometimes viewable using gv and sometimes it gives > > some errors. But it never prints on any printer I tried it on > > (several HP models, Gestetner/Ricoh, Xerox) - always either no pages > > at all, or some error message about some fonts. Is the PostScript > > output at all meant to be publishable/printable? It would be > > convenient if for printing the sheets I could just print the > > PostScript output to the printer directly, instead of having to go > > through the PDF. > > > > > > My question is: can one dispense with the Postscript file altogether? I > > just use the pdf and always delete the ps file. > > Is there a way to save a step and processing time by just not producing > > the ps file in the first place? > > No, the PDF is produced from the PS. The PS uses an embedded CFF font > that is binary data. You'd have to check out the Postscript standard to > see what printers can handle this.
CFF font is a PostScript level 3 feature. >From what I understand, the newer font types is the only level 3 feature lilypond is interested in. If I ever gets to it, would you accept patches that makes the ps files printable again, or rather, to conform to level 2 ? Regards /Karl _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
