[cups.general] Problem printing pdf document

[Helge Blischke]

Franz Pfoertsch wrote:
> Michael Sweet wrote:
> 
> 
>>Franz Pfoertsch wrote:
>>
>>>>I suspect the error is due to differently implemented TT rasterisers.
>>>>The Adobe Type42 spec lists a couple of resrictions for how to convert
>>>>the TT font into a valid Type42 font. Maybe the Type42 generator of
>>>>xpdf (which is the basis for CUPS' pdftops filter) still has some
>>>>quirks.
>>>>
>>>>Helge
>>>>
>>>
>>>Should I file a bug to xpdf or to cups?
>>
>>File it with the Xpdf author; we'll pick up the fix once it is
>>released...
>>
> 
> I try to contact derek via email but got no answer.
> 
> Are there any other way to contact the Xpdf author?
> 
> regards
> Franz

If you are on a box for which the free Adobe Reader is available
(Linux and Solaris, AFAIK), you could replace the pdftops utility from the xpdf suite
by Adobe reader (acroread) with the appropriate command line options.

If needed, I'll hack a wrapper script for acroread similar to thar for pdftops.

Helge



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