Re: AFM files

[Michael Piotrowski]

Reimer Behrends <address@hidden> writes:

> Unfortunately, ttftto42 v0.3 has a bug (patch below), which may or may
> not manifest (only allocates enough space for a single struct, when it
> needs an array of 256 of them => random memory overruns). 

Personally, I don't even use ttftot42 ;-) I'm using a quite old
PostScript program for use with Ghostscript by Christophe Labouisse,
which doesn't seem to be available on the Net anymore.  It works fine
for me, contact me if you want it.

> > Download the Type 42 font to the printer as desired ;-) (The simplest
> > method is to simply prepend it to the document, e.g.:
> 
> It should be noted here that Type 42 fonts are not supported by some
> devices (they are TrueType fonts embedded in a PostScript dictionary
> and still require the device to have a TrueType rasterizer; no problem
> if PostScript is only used as an intermediary stage for printing or
> for PDF conversion, but it will not be portable). Of course, conversion
> to Type 1 fonts, while portable, has its own set of problems ...

This is correct.  For printing or distilling, use Type 42 if possible;
most Level 2 interpreters contain a TrueType rasterizer, I think.

Unless you're using free fonts, distributing PostScript files with
embedded fonts is typically not covered by the font license, but in
most cases, PDF is a more suitable format for distribution anyway.

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Michael Piotrowski, M.A.                                  <address@hidden>