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Re: too small inter-word spacing


From: Clint Olsen
Subject: Re: too small inter-word spacing
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 10:45:29 -0700
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On Sep 05, Greg A. Woods wrote:
> GhostView almost always produces horrible inter-word and even inter-
> letter spacing for me (at least on X11 displays), at least for lout
> _and_ groff output but perhaps other generators too, and usually
> regardless of which font faces or sizes are used (though some are far
> worse than others).
> 
> The real test is how it looks on the printed page -- especially from a
> "real" PostScript(tm) printer.
> 
> I never trust the gv preview for any alignment or spacing issues.

GS/GV's rendition is actually pretty accurate if you have the real fonts
that the printer would use.  You can download font packs from Adobe etc.
for a fee and install those in GV for much higher quality output.

-Clint

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