Partly the problem is known, eg Debian Bug #508528, tagged "wontfix" (However in my example, the necessary characters are included into the eps-files....)
On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 7:34 PM, Axel Freyn <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Gert, dear list, > > On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 6:21 PM, Gert-Ludwig Ingold > <[email protected]> wrote: >>> I detected a VERY strange and frustrating behaviour of dvips together >>> with LaTeX and PyX... (Probably PyX is not guilty...) >>> When I >>> - use PyX to generate eps-files containing some text >>> - include those eps-files in a tex-file >>> - convert the dvi-file to postscript >>> I loose some characters -- without any error messages or warning :( >> >> I can confirm this but I had no time to analyze the problem in detail. > > I found at least an easy workaround: > "dvips -j0" works correctly. The j-option "downloads only needed > characters from Type 1 fonts", and is the default now. > Looking at the resulting .ps - files: > - the .ps-file generated with "-j0" contains a full font encoding for > CMR10 at the beginning > - the .ps-file generated without "-j0" contains only some characters > from CMR10 (probably "c") > However, BOTH files contain later the complete .eps-files as generated > by PyX, both also including their "own" embeded subsets of the font > CMR10. > > I have no idea what would be the "correct" way according to > postscript, how such a situation should be handled? > - rename the fonts and have 3 different fonts? > - is it legal postscript to have 2 fonts with the same name, 1 > "global" and then later redefine it in some sub-documents ? > - combine the partial definitions to one "big" font? > - something totally different? > > Apparently, those later font-definitions are totally ignored by > ghostscript IF a font with the same name exists already in the > document? > > Best regards, > > Axel > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 Tips for Better Web Security Learn 10 ways to better secure your business today. Topics covered include: Web security, SSL, hacker attacks & Denial of Service (DoS), private keys, security Microsoft Exchange, secure Instant Messaging, and much more. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51426210/ _______________________________________________ PyX-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/pyx-user
