On Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:45:21 +0200 Vincent Fourmond wrote: > Package: xpdf > Version: 3.02-9 > Severity: normal > > Hello, > > I have some trouble making xpdf work with default PDF fonts coming > from gsfonts: as can be seen from the attached file, xpdf misses > completely the font and uses default letters. As the font is > ZapfDingbats and is meant to be used as symbols in a curve, the effect > is not the best, so to speak. > > See: > > ~ pdffonts Plot-004.pdf > name type emb sub uni object ID > ------------------------------------ ----------------- --- --- --- --------- > FXXUVH+CMSY10 Type 1 yes yes no 5 0 > FILSUC+CMR10 Type 1 yes yes no 6 0 > EOOPZG+CMMI10 Type 1 yes yes no 7 0 > ZapfDingbats Type 1 no no no 10 0 > > OK, ZapfDingbats isn't embedded, but it used to just work. > > Configuration files are pristine (purged and reinstalled), and I > have no .xpdfrc. See the attached strace: xpdf is reading the > configuration files, looking at /usr/share/fonts/type1/gsfonts/ but > never actually reading the file. gs has no problem converting the file > to a decent JPEG one. > > What is puzzling me more is that in principle, I have the same > configuration at work, and it just works...
do you have the gsfonts package installed? i'm thinking we may need an explicit dependency on that. can you install that (if missing) and retest? i tested this on my system, and your example pdf file works just fine for me. mike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
