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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: problem with a simple pdf
From:       ian reinhart geiser <geiseri () yahoo ! com>
Date:       2001-10-25 14:47:17
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On Wednesday 24 October 2001 05:47 pm, aleXXX wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I attached two files. Both were generated from the same text file using
> a2ps and ps2dpf (or something like this).
> I can view them on my system without problems. But on the installation of
> my neighbour the first line of the pdf file ("zur umwandlung einer
> textdatei....") is not visible.
> Both attached files were created as written in them.
> Does anybody else experience the same problem ?
yes, the problem is with fonts, gv will render as much as it can, and acrobat 
has very nice font substitution.  Kghostview just pukes.

You have a font that your neighbor lacks.  This is not a fault with KDE 
persay but a fault of ghostview.  They do not take provisions for embedding 
fonts or font substitution the way Acrobat does... .but alas you get what you 
pay for :P

- -ian reinhart geiser

p.s. i shelled out the $300 usd not to have this problem anymore.  But my 
business relies on readable PDFs.

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