[KLUG Members] Fixed: Ghostscript/pdflib issue

Adam Bultman members@kalamazoolinux.org
Tue, 21 Jan 2003 07:32:42 -0500 (EST)


I've managed to fix this issue, but NOT how I was wanting to.  I pretty 
much just rolled back GhostScript from the version I was trying (7.02, 
7.05, and 8.00) to 5.50, and it works great.  I don't like the idea of 
going to a version that old, but I suppose you gotta do what you gotta do. 


Adam

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On Mon, 20 Jan 2003, Adam Williams wrote:

> >I have a program that uses ghostscript to change a ps file into pdf.  
> >However, it seems that with the Helvetica font, it's 'forgetting' the 
> >numbers 4,7, and 8, and the numbers F, H, K, V, X, Z.  This works on one 
> >server, using ghostscript 5.50, but this new server, using ghostscript 
> >7.03 (both AFPL ghostscript) can't.  I've done some googling, I've done 
> >some other fiddling, and I can't get this stupid thing to be able to use 
> >the Helvetica font to it's fullest extent. At this point, I've got people 
> >calling me, and I don't know what to do.  
> 
> Does your ghostscript fonts package match your ghostscript version?  Are
> any updates to ghostscript available from your disto?
> 
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