[plug] embedding fonts - ps2pdf

[Craig Ringer]

Leon Blackwell wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 09, 2002 at 01:19:50PM +0800, Simon Scott wrote:
> 
>>However, acroread cant find the fonts. Therefore I wish to embed the
>>fonts in the pdf document, but everything I try (-dEmbedAllFonts=true
>>etc) doesnt seem to embed the fonts.
> 
> 
> Embedding fonts is actually the default (I believe), but acroread
> requires certain information in the fonts, which isn't always there.
> If you've got a dvi, you might want to try dvipdfm, which has often
> given me better results than ps2pdf.  Otherwise, your best option is
> simply to avoid using wacky fonts.

A bit of a wild guess, but something I've had vaguely related successes 
with before: if the fonts are TrueType, try converting to type 42 - 
there are some apps that want PostScript fonts and will accept Type 42.

Sorry but I can't remember off the top of my head how to go about that, 
maybe someone else on list can give details for that bit.

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