Re: a2ps -> gv font (deeper problem!)
From: David Sanders (debian_at_sandersweb.net)
Date: 08/31/04
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To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 00:53:47 -0400
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 <bds9e@virginia.edu>
> 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:
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