How to use and not embed the 14 PDF standard 14 fonts?
Hi all! 1. Does anyone know how to use the 14 PDF standard fonts (Courier, Helvetica, Times (each in 4 faces), Symbol, and ITC-Zapf) in ConTeXt? 2. Does anyone know how pdfTeX can be instructed not to embed them? Thanks for your attention, --Stefan PS (Background): I am creating lots of small PDF documents where font embedding would create prohibitive large documents.
1. Does anyone know how to use the 14 PDF standard fonts (Courier, Helvetica, Times (each in 4 faces), Symbol, and ITC-Zapf) in ConTeXt? I once knew it, but forgot :( Once it apparently worked with \usetypescriptfile[type-enc] \setupbodyfont[Times] but that was a while ago and seems to be broken when I tried it today. I use my own typescript file for the URW version of these (actually,
2. Does anyone know how pdfTeX can be instructed not to embed them? Yes, the LaTeX psnfss manual says that psnfss.map does not embed them. So I guess changing the corresponding lines in your pdftex.map, e.g. from:
Hi Stefan,
On Thu, Mar 18, 2004 at 11:40:20AM +0100, Stefan Wachter wrote:
there is GPLed Base35 version, which includes the 35 standard fonts
and an AFPLed Base80(!) version, which includes quite some other
standard fonts. Including Univers (which is nice, because it is the
CI font of our university) and Optima clones. I can only praise them.
Once I finish the typescript for the Base80 (I only have on for the
Base40something), I can put it up on the web as well, if list members
are interested.
phvb8r Helvetica-Bold "TeXBase1Encoding ReEncodeFont" <8r.enc
to:
hvb Helvetica-Bold " TeXnANSIEncoding ReEncodeFont "
PS (Background): I am creating lots of small PDF documents where font embedding would create prohibitive large documents. Well, try it and see if it is worth it. I for one surely would not want to see Arial on screen or paper when I intended it to be Helvetica.
Greetings, Alex
2. Does anyone know how pdfTeX can be instructed not to embed them?
In your pdftex.map (in Web2C: ./fonts/pdftex/) you should replace each line
that is related to the font according to this template:
Font Time Roman will be embaded:
ptmr8r NimbusRomNo9L-Regu " TeXBase1Encoding ReEncodeFont " <8r.enc
Thanks for the comments, Alex and Vit! I now start to understand the relationships. The updmap --setoption pdftexDownloadBase14 false command is very useful. I managed to create PDFs without embedded fonts. Yet, I did not find a usable typescript that has the necessary settings. Therefore it would be of great help if you could attach ready to use typescript. --Stefan
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Alexander Klink -
Stefan Wachter -
Vit Zyka