[NTG-pdftex] Re: easy font expansion

[Akira Kakuto]

Dear Reinhard,

>     > If I use hz for base 14 fonts, pdf[ex]TeX crashes.  But, if base
>     > 14 fonts are embedded by changing pdftex.map like ptmr8r
>     > Times-Roman "TeXBase1Encoding ReEncodeFont" <8r.enc
>     > --->
>     > ptmr8r "TeXBase1Encoding ReEncodeFont" <8r.enc <utmr8a.pfb hz
>     > can be used for base 14 fonts.
> 
> This is a limitation of PDF, not pdftex.
> 
> In a pdf document you cannot change the FontMatrix as you can do in
> PostScript.  Therefore pdftex has to manipulate the font itself when
> it is inserted.  If you run pdffonts (from xpdf) on your pdf file
> you'll see that the same font is embedded for each expansion step.
> 
> It is certainly mentioned in the pdftex manual.  If not, complain.

Thanks a lot.

It will be better for pdf[ex]TeX to exit with an error message
without causing access violation, when a user calls hz without
embedding relevant fonts.

Best regards
Akira