Re: ps and pdf question

[Han-Wen Nienhuys]

Tim Reeves escreveu:
> 
> Tom wrote:
> 
> . . . a somewhat unrelated question: In the creation of a PDF output
> file, LilyPond creates an intermediate PostScript file.  That
> PostScript file is sometimes viewable using gv and sometimes it gives
> some errors.  But it never prints on any printer I tried it on
> (several HP models, Gestetner/Ricoh, Xerox) - always either no pages
> at all, or some error message about some fonts.  Is the PostScript
> output at all meant to be publishable/printable?  It would be
> convenient if for printing the sheets I could just print the
> PostScript output to the printer directly, instead of having to go
> through the PDF.
> 
> 
> My question is: can one dispense with the Postscript file altogether? I
> just use the pdf and always delete the ps file.
> Is there a way to save a step and processing time by just not producing
> the ps file in the first place?

No, the PDF is produced from the PS. The PS uses an embedded CFF font
that is binary data.  You'd have to check out the Postscript standard to
see what printers can handle this.

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