Re: printing: low quality with default fonts
From: Ramon Diaz-Uriarte [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Jean-Marc Lasgouttes [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: printing: low quality with default fonts Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 08:16:45 +0200 Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sorry I do not have more ideas... JMarc Thank you very much for the help anyway. Any suggestions as to where I can try to find an answer to this, or what I could try? I have tried copying parts of the dvips and psfonts.map files used by the Linux machines at the University (with not changes). Would if be worth to reinstall LaTex, and try specifying some other printers? You don't need to reinstall: dvips offers an option to do this on line dvips -mode xxx as fas as I remember. Check the doc to find out how to get the available xxx modes. -- Jean-Pierre
Re: printing: low quality with default fonts
Thank you! I'll try that. Ramon You don't need to reinstall: dvips offers an option to do this on line dvips -mode xxx as fas as I remember. Check the doc to find out how to get the available xxx modes. -- Jean-Pierre
Re: printing: low quality with default fonts
From: Ramon Diaz-Uriarte [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Jean-Marc Lasgouttes [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: printing: low quality with default fonts Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 08:16:45 +0200 Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sorry I do not have more ideas... JMarc Thank you very much for the help anyway. Any suggestions as to where I can try to find an answer to this, or what I could try? I have tried copying parts of the dvips and psfonts.map files used by the Linux machines at the University (with not changes). Would if be worth to reinstall LaTex, and try specifying some other printers? You don't need to reinstall: dvips offers an option to do this on line dvips -mode xxx as fas as I remember. Check the doc to find out how to get the available xxx modes. -- Jean-Pierre
Re: printing: low quality with default fonts
Thank you! I'll try that. Ramon You don't need to reinstall: dvips offers an option to do this on line dvips -mode xxx as fas as I remember. Check the doc to find out how to get the available xxx modes. -- Jean-Pierre
Re: printing: low quality with default fonts
>>From: Ramon Diaz-Uriarte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: Jean-Marc Lasgouttes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: Re: printing: low quality with default fonts >>Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 08:16:45 +0200 >>Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>> >>> Sorry I do not have more ideas... >>> >>> JMarc >> >>Thank you very much for the help anyway. Any suggestions as to where I can try >>to find an answer to this, or what I could try? I have tried copying parts >>of the dvips and psfonts.map files used by the Linux machines at the University >>(with not changes). Would if be worth to reinstall LaTex, and try specifying >>some other printers? You don't need to reinstall: dvips offers an option to do this on line dvips -mode xxx as fas as I remember. Check the doc to find out how to get the available xxx modes. -- Jean-Pierre
Re: printing: low quality with default fonts
Thank you! I'll try that. Ramon > You don't need to reinstall: dvips offers an option to do this on line > dvips -mode xxx > as fas as I remember. > Check the doc to find out how to get the available xxx modes. > > -- > Jean-Pierre
Re: printing: low quality with default fonts
Thank you very much! I'll do as you suggest. Ramon On Wed, 10 May 2000, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote: "Ramon" == Ramon Diaz-Uriarte [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Ramon Thank you very much for the help anyway. Any suggestions as to Ramon where I can try to find an answer to this, or what I could try? Ramon I have tried copying parts of the dvips and psfonts.map files Ramon used by the Linux machines at the University (with not Ramon changes). Would if be worth to reinstall LaTex, and try Ramon specifying some other printers? Try to send a message to the comp.text.tex newsgroup. This is where knowledgeable people are. It is probably better to ask in a pure tex context (let LyX be out of the equation, since it probably does not matter). Give as many details as possible. JMarc
Re: printing: low quality with default fonts
Sorry I do not have more ideas... JMarc Thank you very much for the help anyway. Any suggestions as to where I can try to find an answer to this, or what I could try? I have tried copying parts of the dvips and psfonts.map files used by the Linux machines at the University (with not changes). Would if be worth to reinstall LaTex, and try specifying some other printers? Thanks Ramon P.S. I am so interested in getting this right because I'll soon be leaving, and will not have access to my departmante's machines, and I wanted to have an option of producing ps files of quality with the default font in my own box.
Re: printing: low quality with default fonts
"Ramon" == Ramon Diaz-Uriarte [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Did you try to choose a correct metafont mode for your printer? Different printers are known to render the same texts differently, depending on their physical characteristics. Ramon I do think I did (but I might be wrong). I have added my Ramon config.ps at the the end. It looks reasonable. Ramon An old Canon BJ-200. (But is not the printing where things get Ramon messed up; it is in the dvips step; I can print documents in Ramon this printer just fine, if I run dvips in another machine and Ramon then get the document home and print here). Sorry I do not have more ideas... JMarc
Re: printing: low quality with default fonts
Thank you very much! I'll do as you suggest. Ramon On Wed, 10 May 2000, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote: "Ramon" == Ramon Diaz-Uriarte [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Ramon Thank you very much for the help anyway. Any suggestions as to Ramon where I can try to find an answer to this, or what I could try? Ramon I have tried copying parts of the dvips and psfonts.map files Ramon used by the Linux machines at the University (with not Ramon changes). Would if be worth to reinstall LaTex, and try Ramon specifying some other printers? Try to send a message to the comp.text.tex newsgroup. This is where knowledgeable people are. It is probably better to ask in a pure tex context (let LyX be out of the equation, since it probably does not matter). Give as many details as possible. JMarc
Re: printing: low quality with default fonts
Sorry I do not have more ideas... JMarc Thank you very much for the help anyway. Any suggestions as to where I can try to find an answer to this, or what I could try? I have tried copying parts of the dvips and psfonts.map files used by the Linux machines at the University (with not changes). Would if be worth to reinstall LaTex, and try specifying some other printers? Thanks Ramon P.S. I am so interested in getting this right because I'll soon be leaving, and will not have access to my departmante's machines, and I wanted to have an option of producing ps files of quality with the default font in my own box.
Re: printing: low quality with default fonts
"Ramon" == Ramon Diaz-Uriarte [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Did you try to choose a correct metafont mode for your printer? Different printers are known to render the same texts differently, depending on their physical characteristics. Ramon I do think I did (but I might be wrong). I have added my Ramon config.ps at the the end. It looks reasonable. Ramon An old Canon BJ-200. (But is not the printing where things get Ramon messed up; it is in the dvips step; I can print documents in Ramon this printer just fine, if I run dvips in another machine and Ramon then get the document home and print here). Sorry I do not have more ideas... JMarc
Re: printing: low quality with default fonts
Thank you very much! I'll do as you suggest. Ramon On Wed, 10 May 2000, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote: > > "Ramon" == Ramon Diaz-Uriarte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Ramon> Thank you very much for the help anyway. Any suggestions as to > Ramon> where I can try to find an answer to this, or what I could try? > Ramon> I have tried copying parts of the dvips and psfonts.map files > Ramon> used by the Linux machines at the University (with not > Ramon> changes). Would if be worth to reinstall LaTex, and try > Ramon> specifying some other printers? > > Try to send a message to the comp.text.tex newsgroup. This is where > knowledgeable people are. It is probably better to ask in a pure tex > context (let LyX be out of the equation, since it probably does not > matter). Give as many details as possible. > > JMarc
Re: printing: low quality with default fonts
> > Sorry I do not have more ideas... > > JMarc Thank you very much for the help anyway. Any suggestions as to where I can try to find an answer to this, or what I could try? I have tried copying parts of the dvips and psfonts.map files used by the Linux machines at the University (with not changes). Would if be worth to reinstall LaTex, and try specifying some other printers? Thanks Ramon P.S. I am so interested in getting this right because I'll soon be leaving, and will not have access to my departmante's machines, and I wanted to have an option of producing ps files of quality with the default font in my own box.
Re: printing: low quality with default fonts
> "Ramon" == Ramon Diaz-Uriarte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Did you try to choose a correct metafont mode for your printer? >> Different printers are known to render the same texts differently, >> depending on their physical characteristics. Ramon> I do think I did (but I might be wrong). I have added my Ramon> config.ps at the the end. It looks reasonable. Ramon> An old Canon BJ-200. (But is not the printing where things get Ramon> messed up; it is in the dvips step; I can print documents in Ramon> this printer just fine, if I run dvips in another machine and Ramon> then get the document home and print here). Sorry I do not have more ideas... JMarc
Re: printing: low quality with default fonts
"Ramon" == Ramon Diaz-Uriarte [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Ramon I am having trouble printing with the default font (but NOT Ramon other fonts, such as palatino). The printed quality of the Ramon documents I generate in my Linux box (tex-dvi-ps) is lower Ramon than the quality of the same tex file, printed at home too, but Ramon processed in my department's Linux machines. The differences Ramon are: - fonts are "thicker"; - fonts are compressed vertically Did you try to choose a correct metafont mode for your printer? Different printers are known to render the same texts differently, depending on their physical characteristics. Ramon The weird thing is that if I save the document as LaTeX, and Ramon then use pdflatex, I don't see any problem (i.e., I get good Ramon quality output)! I guess pdflatex uses postscript fonts, doesn't it? What is your printer, BTW? JMarc
Re: printing: low quality with default fonts
On Tue, 09 May 2000, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote:
"Ramon" == Ramon Diaz-Uriarte [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Ramon I am having trouble printing with the default font (but NOT
Ramon other fonts, such as palatino). The printed quality of the
Ramon documents I generate in my Linux box (tex-dvi-ps) is lower
Ramon than the quality of the same tex file, printed at home too, but
Ramon processed in my department's Linux machines. The differences
Ramon are: - fonts are "thicker"; - fonts are compressed vertically
Did you try to choose a correct metafont mode for your printer?
Different printers are known to render the same texts differently,
depending on their physical characteristics.
I do think I did (but I might be wrong). I have added my config.ps at the the
end.
Ramon The weird thing is that if I save the document as LaTeX, and
Ramon then use pdflatex, I don't see any problem (i.e., I get good
Ramon quality output)!
I guess pdflatex uses postscript fonts, doesn't it?
What is your printer, BTW?
An old Canon BJ-200. (But is not the printing where things get messed up; it is
in the dvips step; I can print documents in this printer just fine, if I run
dvips in another machine and then get the document home and print here).
JMarc
*
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Re: printing: low quality with default fonts
"Ramon" == Ramon Diaz-Uriarte [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Ramon I am having trouble printing with the default font (but NOT Ramon other fonts, such as palatino). The printed quality of the Ramon documents I generate in my Linux box (tex-dvi-ps) is lower Ramon than the quality of the same tex file, printed at home too, but Ramon processed in my department's Linux machines. The differences Ramon are: - fonts are "thicker"; - fonts are compressed vertically Did you try to choose a correct metafont mode for your printer? Different printers are known to render the same texts differently, depending on their physical characteristics. Ramon The weird thing is that if I save the document as LaTeX, and Ramon then use pdflatex, I don't see any problem (i.e., I get good Ramon quality output)! I guess pdflatex uses postscript fonts, doesn't it? What is your printer, BTW? JMarc
Re: printing: low quality with default fonts
On Tue, 09 May 2000, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote:
"Ramon" == Ramon Diaz-Uriarte [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Ramon I am having trouble printing with the default font (but NOT
Ramon other fonts, such as palatino). The printed quality of the
Ramon documents I generate in my Linux box (tex-dvi-ps) is lower
Ramon than the quality of the same tex file, printed at home too, but
Ramon processed in my department's Linux machines. The differences
Ramon are: - fonts are "thicker"; - fonts are compressed vertically
Did you try to choose a correct metafont mode for your printer?
Different printers are known to render the same texts differently,
depending on their physical characteristics.
I do think I did (but I might be wrong). I have added my config.ps at the the
end.
Ramon The weird thing is that if I save the document as LaTeX, and
Ramon then use pdflatex, I don't see any problem (i.e., I get good
Ramon quality output)!
I guess pdflatex uses postscript fonts, doesn't it?
What is your printer, BTW?
An old Canon BJ-200. (But is not the printing where things get messed up; it is
in the dvips step; I can print documents in this printer just fine, if I run
dvips in another machine and then get the document home and print here).
JMarc
*
% teTeX's config.ps. Thomas Esser, 1998, public domain.
% Memory available. Download the three-line PostScript file:
% %! Hey, we're PostScript
% /Times-Roman findfont 30 scalefont setfont 144 432 moveto
% vmstatus exch sub 40 string cvs show pop showpage
% to determine this number. (It will be the only thing printed.)
m 350
% How to print, maybe with lp instead lpr, etc. If commented-out, output
% will go into a file by default.
o
% Default resolution of this device, in dots per inch.
D 360
X 360
Y 360
% Metafont mode. (This is completely different from the -M command-line
% option, which controls whether MakeTeXPK is invoked.) Get
% @url{ftp://ftp.tug.org/tex/modes.mf} for a list of mode names. This mode
% and the D number above must agree, or MakeTeXPK will get confused.
M bjtzzex
% Also look for this list of resolutions.
R 300 600
% Correct printer offset. You can use testpage.tex from the LaTeX
% distribution to find these numbers.
O 0pt,0pt
% With a high resolution and a RISC cpu, better to compress the bitmaps.
% PS files are much more compact, but can sometimes cause trouble.
Z
% Partially download Type 1 fonts by default. Only reason not to do
% this is if you encounter bugs. (Please report them to
% @email{tex-k@@mail.tug.org} if you do.)
j
% Configuration of postscript type 1 fonts:
p psfonts.map
% This shows how to add your own map file.
% Remove the comment and adjust the name:
% p +myfonts.map
@ letterSize 8.5in 11in
@ a4 210mm 297mm
@+ ! %%DocumentPaperSizes: a4
@+ %%BeginPaperSize: a4
@+ a4
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Re: printing: low quality with default fonts
> "Ramon" == Ramon Diaz-Uriarte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Ramon> I am having trouble printing with the default font (but NOT Ramon> other fonts, such as palatino). The printed quality of the Ramon> documents I generate in my Linux box (tex->dvi->ps) is lower Ramon> than the quality of the same tex file, printed at home too, but Ramon> processed in my department's Linux machines. The differences Ramon> are: - fonts are "thicker"; - fonts are compressed vertically Did you try to choose a correct metafont mode for your printer? Different printers are known to render the same texts differently, depending on their physical characteristics. Ramon> The weird thing is that if I save the document as LaTeX, and Ramon> then use pdflatex, I don't see any problem (i.e., I get good Ramon> quality output)! I guess pdflatex uses postscript fonts, doesn't it? What is your printer, BTW? JMarc
Re: printing: low quality with default fonts
On Tue, 09 May 2000, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote:
> > "Ramon" == Ramon Diaz-Uriarte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> Ramon> I am having trouble printing with the default font (but NOT
> Ramon> other fonts, such as palatino). The printed quality of the
> Ramon> documents I generate in my Linux box (tex->dvi->ps) is lower
> Ramon> than the quality of the same tex file, printed at home too, but
> Ramon> processed in my department's Linux machines. The differences
> Ramon> are: - fonts are "thicker"; - fonts are compressed vertically
>
> Did you try to choose a correct metafont mode for your printer?
> Different printers are known to render the same texts differently,
> depending on their physical characteristics.
I do think I did (but I might be wrong). I have added my config.ps at the the
end.
>
> Ramon> The weird thing is that if I save the document as LaTeX, and
> Ramon> then use pdflatex, I don't see any problem (i.e., I get good
> Ramon> quality output)!
>
> I guess pdflatex uses postscript fonts, doesn't it?
>
> What is your printer, BTW?
An old Canon BJ-200. (But is not the printing where things get messed up; it is
in the dvips step; I can print documents in this printer just fine, if I run
dvips in another machine and then get the document home and print here).
>
> JMarc
*
% teTeX's config.ps. Thomas Esser, 1998, public domain.
% Memory available. Download the three-line PostScript file:
% %! Hey, we're PostScript
% /Times-Roman findfont 30 scalefont setfont 144 432 moveto
% vmstatus exch sub 40 string cvs show pop showpage
% to determine this number. (It will be the only thing printed.)
m 350
% How to print, maybe with lp instead lpr, etc. If commented-out, output
% will go into a file by default.
o
% Default resolution of this device, in dots per inch.
D 360
X 360
Y 360
% Metafont mode. (This is completely different from the -M command-line
% option, which controls whether MakeTeXPK is invoked.) Get
% @url{ftp://ftp.tug.org/tex/modes.mf} for a list of mode names. This mode
% and the D number above must agree, or MakeTeXPK will get confused.
M bjtzzex
% Also look for this list of resolutions.
R 300 600
% Correct printer offset. You can use testpage.tex from the LaTeX
% distribution to find these numbers.
O 0pt,0pt
% With a high resolution and a RISC cpu, better to compress the bitmaps.
% PS files are much more compact, but can sometimes cause trouble.
Z
% Partially download Type 1 fonts by default. Only reason not to do
% this is if you encounter bugs. (Please report them to
% @email{tex-k@@mail.tug.org} if you do.)
j
% Configuration of postscript type 1 fonts:
p psfonts.map
% This shows how to add your own map file.
% Remove the comment and adjust the name:
% p +myfonts.map
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@+ ! %%DocumentPaperSizes: a4
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