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Does anyone know if you can send PostScript commands to Distiller to modify
TrueType font metrics (width and left sidebearing)? Or are the PostScript
font metric commands only
applicable to Type 1 fonts? I've been successful with Type 1, but when I
try to use the same method on TrueType it doesn't seem to modify the font.
Adding a Metrics dictionary to either Type 1 or Type 42 fonts *should* have the same result of overriding individual character metrics. At least that's what the Red Book says. I haven't tried it, but it sounds like you've run into a bug in Distiller.
You could do either of the following:
1. Add a CDevProc procedure to your font dictionary and, assuming the interpreter pays attention to this entry, you can look up the character metrics yourself and then make the call to setcachedevice2.
2. You could try converting the TT font to a PS font. I think Fontographer will do this. So might other 3rd party utilities. You can then successfully override the character metrics with the Metrics dict entry.
-- Todd Donahue Five South Software
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