On Monday 30 August 2004 18:02, Brad Sawatzky wrote: > On Mon, 30 Aug 2004, Christophe TROESTLER wrote: > > When I do "a2ps -Pdisplay <file>" (but not when I send the job to a > > printer), the font is not right (going over the right margin, > > superimposing the text in the next column). Is there a way to correct > > that? > > I've noticed the same problem (had it for at least a week, but I'm not sure > what triggered it). I get analogous symptoms with enscript. > > To clarify the problem for others: > The software (a2ps, enscript) *is* wrapping the lines correctly. The > problem appears when the resulting PS file is rendered (either to screen, > or to a printer) using ghostview. There seems to be a problem with > ghostview honoring/mistaking the font size when rendering. On my debian > (sid) machine the text is rendered at a point size ~25% larger than it > should be with the leading, etc. having been computed for the (correct) > smaller size. The result is text that is packed to tightly vertically, > and seriously over-runs its horizontal boundaries. > > It is revealing that I can use enscript to generate a file on my work > machine and it will render correctly. If I transfer the same PS file to my > debian box and view (or print) it there I get the problem with the > incorrect font sizes (resulting, in this case, with the text from one > column running into the second column. > > The really confusing bit is that both machines report the same version > string (but different copyright strings?): > WORK MACHINE (RedHat (mixed flavors), renders correctly) > % gs > GNU Ghostscript 7.07 (2003-05-17) > Copyright (C) 2003 artofcode LLC, Benicia, CA. All rights reserved. > > HOME MACHINE (debian, sid, doesn't work) > % gs > ESP Ghostscript 7.07 (2003-07-12) > Copyright 2003 artofcode LLC and Easy Software Products, all rights > reserved. > > So, is there some font handling layer below ghostscript that could be > screwing this up, or is there a bug in the ESP flavor of gs? > > -- Brad > > -- > Brad Sawatzky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > University of Virginia Physics Department > Ph: (434) 924-6580 Fax: (434) 924-7909
I have: GPL Ghostscript 8.01 (2004-01-30) Copyright (C) 2004 artofcode LLC, Benicia, CA. All rights reserved. same problem: -- David Sanders -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
