Re: [Matplotlib-users] XPDF works but Ghostscript Doesn't for .eps

[Darren D. <dd...@co...>]

On Tuesday 21 August 2007 12:46:05 pm Jouni K. Sepp=E4nen wrote:
> Darren Dale <dd...@co...> writes:
> >> The testgs.eps (for test with ghostscript) does not convert to pdf
> >> using either apple preview or adobe distiller (the adobe log is
> >> included)
> >> It does however convert successfully with epstopdf so there is some
> >> subtle difference.
> >
> > I'm sorry, I have no idea. I guess you would have to take it up with
> > ghostscript, that is the program that is producing the file that adobe
> > and apple preview is having trouble with.
>
> Since this is on Mac OS X, I suspect it is the long-standing font
> problem; that is, matplotlib finds and uses some system fonts but does
> not embed them correctly. If you force the Bitstream Vera family of
> fonts, does it work then?

I doubt this is the case. The ghostscript distiller does not embed any font=
s,=20
it renders the text as rasters.