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[ pdftex-Bugs-450 ] error copying .pfb font to pdf
by noreply＠sarovar.org 09 Nov '05

09 Nov '05

Bugs item #450, was opened at 2005-11-09 20:33 You can respond by visiting: http://sarovar.org/tracker/?func=detail&atid=493&aid=450&group_id=106 Category: Fonts Group: v1.21a Status: Open Resolution: None Priority: 5 Submitted By: Christian Heusquin (chrisheus) Assigned to: Hartmut Henkel (hhenkel) Summary: error copying .pfb font to pdf Initial Comment: I'm an user of MikTeX package (vers 2.4) and uses pdfLaTeX on a regular basis. I bought a Poscript Type 1 Sabon Font family from Monotype and when using the italic (msbri8a.pfb) pdfeTex has a problem and stops writing output. The pdf is unusable. I checked the .pfb and its Ok. I can use it with Latex but then I have other problems (graphics, and symbol fonts). Here is an extract of the log file: This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.21a-2.2 (MiKTeX 2.4) (preloaded format=latex 2005.11.7) 9 NOV 2005 19:41 . . . {8r.enc}<C:\localtexmf\fonts\type1\monotype\s abon\msbr8a.pfb><C:\localtexmf\fonts\type1 \monotype\sabon\msbri8a.pfb Warning: pdflatex (file C:\localtexmf\fonts\type1 \monotype\sabon\msbri8a.pfb): 532 bytes more than expected were ignored Error: pdflatex (file C:\localtexmf\fonts\type1 \monotype\sabon\msbri8a.pfb): un expected end of file ==> Fatal error occurred, the output PDF file is not finished! ---------------------------- If you need, I have all the necessary .pfb, .afm, .tfm, .fd, .vf, .map, .enc, .sty and a short .tex file to reproduce the problem. Anyway I attach them so you have them if you need. Many thanks in advance ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >Comment By: Hartmut Henkel (hhenkel) Date: 2005-11-09 23:29 Message: Logged In: YES user_id=929 seems the font file msbri8a.pfb is broken. It is missing the line mark currentfile closefile near the end. The other fonts in this family are ok! With the missing line, pdftex can't find the end of the eexec section. The above statements are normally part of any Type1 font, see the Type1 specification by Adobe. Just compare your font with other .pfb's after disassembling by t1disasm. Add above line at the right place, make a new .pfb by t1asm -b and pdftex will happily use the font. And complain to the font manufacturer! :-) Regards, Hartmut ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Comment By: Hartmut Henkel (hhenkel) Date: 2005-11-09 20:53 Message: Logged In: YES user_id=929 it's likely that this is solved in a newer version. I can't check without the font. Try to retest on 1.30.4 from MiKTeX. Or you might send me the pack of test files to hartmut_henkel at gmx dot de. Regards, Hartmut ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: http://sarovar.org/tracker/?func=detail&atid=493&aid=450&group_id=106

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[ pdftex-Bugs-450 ] error copying .pfb font to pdf
by noreply＠sarovar.org 09 Nov '05

09 Nov '05

Bugs item #450, was opened at 2005-11-09 20:33 You can respond by visiting: http://sarovar.org/tracker/?func=detail&atid=493&aid=450&group_id=106 Category: Fonts Group: v1.21a Status: Open Resolution: None Priority: 5 Submitted By: Christian Heusquin (chrisheus) Assigned to: Hartmut Henkel (hhenkel) Summary: error copying .pfb font to pdf Initial Comment: I'm an user of MikTeX package (vers 2.4) and uses pdfLaTeX on a regular basis. I bought a Poscript Type 1 Sabon Font family from Monotype and when using the italic (msbri8a.pfb) pdfeTex has a problem and stops writing output. The pdf is unusable. I checked the .pfb and its Ok. I can use it with Latex but then I have other problems (graphics, and symbol fonts). Here is an extract of the log file: This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.21a-2.2 (MiKTeX 2.4) (preloaded format=latex 2005.11.7) 9 NOV 2005 19:41 . . . {8r.enc}<C:\localtexmf\fonts\type1\monotype\s abon\msbr8a.pfb><C:\localtexmf\fonts\type1 \monotype\sabon\msbri8a.pfb Warning: pdflatex (file C:\localtexmf\fonts\type1 \monotype\sabon\msbri8a.pfb): 532 bytes more than expected were ignored Error: pdflatex (file C:\localtexmf\fonts\type1 \monotype\sabon\msbri8a.pfb): un expected end of file ==> Fatal error occurred, the output PDF file is not finished! ---------------------------- If you need, I have all the necessary .pfb, .afm, .tfm, .fd, .vf, .map, .enc, .sty and a short .tex file to reproduce the problem. Anyway I attach them so you have them if you need. Many thanks in advance ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >Comment By: Hartmut Henkel (hhenkel) Date: 2005-11-09 20:53 Message: Logged In: YES user_id=929 it's likely that this is solved in a newer version. I can't check without the font. Try to retest on 1.30.4 from MiKTeX. Or you might send me the pack of test files to hartmut_henkel at gmx dot de. Regards, Hartmut ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: http://sarovar.org/tracker/?func=detail&atid=493&aid=450&group_id=106

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[ pdftex-Bugs-450 ] error copying .pfb font to pdf
by noreply＠sarovar.org 09 Nov '05

09 Nov '05

Bugs item #450, was opened at 2005-11-09 20:33 You can respond by visiting: http://sarovar.org/tracker/?func=detail&atid=493&aid=450&group_id=106 Category: Fonts Group: v1.21a Status: Open Resolution: None Priority: 5 Submitted By: Christian Heusquin (chrisheus) Assigned to: Hartmut Henkel (hhenkel) Summary: error copying .pfb font to pdf Initial Comment: I'm an user of MikTeX package (vers 2.4) and uses pdfLaTeX on a regular basis. I bought a Poscript Type 1 Sabon Font family from Monotype and when using the italic (msbri8a.pfb) pdfeTex has a problem and stops writing output. The pdf is unusable. I checked the .pfb and its Ok. I can use it with Latex but then I have other problems (graphics, and symbol fonts). Here is an extract of the log file: This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.141592-1.21a-2.2 (MiKTeX 2.4) (preloaded format=latex 2005.11.7) 9 NOV 2005 19:41 . . . {8r.enc}<C:\localtexmf\fonts\type1\monotype\s abon\msbr8a.pfb><C:\localtexmf\fonts\type1 \monotype\sabon\msbri8a.pfb Warning: pdflatex (file C:\localtexmf\fonts\type1 \monotype\sabon\msbri8a.pfb): 532 bytes more than expected were ignored Error: pdflatex (file C:\localtexmf\fonts\type1 \monotype\sabon\msbri8a.pfb): un expected end of file ==> Fatal error occurred, the output PDF file is not finished! ---------------------------- If you need, I have all the necessary .pfb, .afm, .tfm, .fd, .vf, .map, .enc, .sty and a short .tex file to reproduce the problem. Anyway I attach them so you have them if you need. Many thanks in advance ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: http://sarovar.org/tracker/?func=detail&atid=493&aid=450&group_id=106

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\pdfsavepos&friends in DVI mode
by Vladimir Volovich 07 Nov '05

07 Nov '05

Greetings, we are using the \pdfsavepos and \pdflast[xy]pos primitives, which are very useful. but they work only in PDF mode. i wonder if it would be not too hard to make them available in DVI mode as well. what do you think? Best, v.

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[ pdftex-Patches-447 ] Don't write /Encoding for non-reencoded fonts
by noreply＠sarovar.org 06 Nov '05

06 Nov '05

Patches item #447, was opened at 2005-11-06 12:26 You can respond by visiting: http://sarovar.org/tracker/?func=detail&atid=495&aid=447&group_id=106 Category: Fonts Group: v1.30.0 Status: Open Resolution: None Priority: 5 Submitted By: Hartmut Henkel (hhenkel) Assigned to: Nobody (None) Summary: Don't write /Encoding for non-reencoded fonts Initial Comment: The /Encoding entry in the /Font dictionary is only needed when the font is actually reencoded, see the PDF Ref. v. 1.6, section 5.5.5. Currently also for non-reencoded Type1 fonts the /Encoding entry and its /Encoding object with the /Differences array are generated from the /Encoding in the font, duplicating it unnecessarily. This happens particularily with the many CM fonts. By the tiny patch to writefont.c this /Encoding entry and the array object will not be generated and written any more for non-reencoded Type1 fonts. The PDF reader application will then take the /Encoding from the embedded font file. Testing welcome. Regards, Hartmut ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: http://sarovar.org/tracker/?func=detail&atid=495&aid=447&group_id=106

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[ pdftex-Feature Requests-429 ] Make PDF documents accessible to visually imparied.
by noreply＠sarovar.org 04 Nov '05

04 Nov '05

Feature Requests item #429, was opened at 2005-09-12 04:07 You can respond by visiting: http://sarovar.org/tracker/?func=detail&atid=496&aid=429&group_id=106 Category: None Group: None Status: Open Resolution: None Priority: 5 Submitted By: Timothy O'Brien (oberon101) Assigned to: Nobody (None) Summary: Make PDF documents accessible to visually imparied. Initial Comment: Adobe Reader has a'reflow' feature that allows visually impaired users to zoom into properly formatted documents and read them without having to move the viewable area back and forth across the page. PDFs made in MikteX eith pdfte are not properly formatted and reflow without interword spacing, redering them unreadable. I contacted the MikteX people and they referred me here. I beleive Scientific Word also uses pdftex with the same result. Any chance this could be fixed? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Comment By: Nobody (None) Date: 2005-11-05 01:28 Message: Logged In: NO I would volonteer to test the feature. I am writing a rather long pdf produced with pdftex that is downloadable for free ( http://www.motionmountain.net ) and readers regularly ask why it cannot be read aloud. Pdftex probably would only need to be extended with a single command - something like \writetaghere{tagtype} - and all the rest could be done by extensions to the latex cls and sty files. CS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: http://sarovar.org/tracker/?func=detail&atid=496&aid=429&group_id=106

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Re: pdftosrc man page (fwd)
by Hartmut Henkel 03 Nov '05

03 Nov '05

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2005 15:10:48 +0100 From: Frank Küster <frank(a)kuesterei.ch> To: Hilmar Preusse <hille42(a)web.de> Cc: Hartmut Henkel <hartmut_henkel(a)gmx.de>, ntg-pdftex(a)ntg.nl Subject: Re: pdftosrc man page Hilmar Preusse <hille42(a)web.de> wrote: > On 03.11.05 Frank Küster (frank(a)kuesterei.ch) wrote: >> Hartmut Henkel <hartmut_henkel(a)gmx.de> wrote: > > Hi, > >> > i've put a sketchy man page for Thanh's nice pdftosrc utility at >> > >> > http://www.circuitwizard.de/misc/pdftosrc.1.gz >> > >> > Please have a look whether one can live with it for now. >> >> Is this based on Hilmars work that we sent to the list earlier, or >> is it written from scratch? >> > No, it is not. It says much more about the functionality of pdftosrc, > meanwhile my one contains more about the background and how to attach > files. After pdftosrc disappeared from teTeX I assumed it to be > obsolete, closed all bugs and purged my work. > I've uploaded my one to http://www.amasol.de/~preusse/pdftosrc/ . I didn't even notice that pdftosrc has disappeared from teTeX - or did I just suppress my memory that we have removed it Debian-specifically? Regards, Frank -- Frank Küster Inst. f. Biochemie der Univ. Zürich Debian Developer

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Re: pdftosrc man page (fwd)
by Hartmut Henkel 03 Nov '05

03 Nov '05

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2005 15:23:16 +0100 From: Hilmar Preusse <hille42(a)web.de> To: Frank Küster <frank(a)kuesterei.ch> Cc: Hartmut Henkel <hartmut_henkel(a)gmx.de>, ntg-pdftex(a)ntg.nl Subject: Re: pdftosrc man page On 03.11.05 Frank Küster (frank(a)kuesterei.ch) wrote: > Hilmar Preusse <hille42(a)web.de> wrote: Hi, > > After pdftosrc disappeared from teTeX I assumed it to be > > obsolete, closed all bugs and purged my work. > > I've uploaded my one to http://www.amasol.de/~preusse/pdftosrc/ . > > I didn't even notice that pdftosrc has disappeared from teTeX - or > did I just suppress my memory that we have removed it > Debian-specifically? > IIRC the source code is still there, but it is not compiled and installed. Not, we don't modify the Makefiles. H. -- http://www.hilmar-preusse.de.vu/

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Re: pdftosrc man page (fwd)
by Hartmut Henkel 03 Nov '05

03 Nov '05

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2005 14:34:01 +0100 From: Hilmar Preusse <hille42(a)web.de> To: Frank Küster <frank(a)kuesterei.ch> Cc: Hartmut Henkel <hartmut_henkel(a)gmx.de>, ntg-pdftex(a)ntg.nl Subject: Re: pdftosrc man page On 03.11.05 Frank Küster (frank(a)kuesterei.ch) wrote: > Hartmut Henkel <hartmut_henkel(a)gmx.de> wrote: Hi, > > i've put a sketchy man page for Thanh's nice pdftosrc utility at > > > > http://www.circuitwizard.de/misc/pdftosrc.1.gz > > > > Please have a look whether one can live with it for now. > > Is this based on Hilmars work that we sent to the list earlier, or > is it written from scratch? > No, it is not. It says much more about the functionality of pdftosrc, meanwhile my one contains more about the background and how to attach files. After pdftosrc disappeared from teTeX I assumed it to be obsolete, closed all bugs and purged my work. I've uploaded my one to http://www.amasol.de/~preusse/pdftosrc/ . H. -- http://www.hilmar-preusse.de.vu/

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Re: pdftosrc man page (fwd)
by Hartmut Henkel 03 Nov '05

03 Nov '05

...seems one has to subscribe to the list to post there ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2005 13:51:31 +0100 From: Frank Küster <frank(a)kuesterei.ch> To: Hartmut Henkel <hartmut_henkel(a)gmx.de> Cc: ntg-pdftex(a)ntg.nl, Hilmar Preusse <hille42(a)web.de> Subject: Re: pdftosrc man page Hartmut Henkel <hartmut_henkel(a)gmx.de> wrote: > i've put a sketchy man page for Thanh's nice pdftosrc utility at > > http://www.circuitwizard.de/misc/pdftosrc.1.gz > > Please have a look whether one can live with it for now. Is this based on Hilmars work that we sent to the list earlier, or is it written from scratch? Regards, Frank -- Frank Küster Inst. f. Biochemie der Univ. Zürich Debian Developer

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