Bug#50247: might be solvable
From: "C.M.
Subject: Bug#50247:
Date: Thu,
> AK> Hmm, I was very confused. In fact I wish to say;
>
> AK> If this is true then G might be good for default setting,
> AK> IMHO.
>
> Are you sure? I thought exactly the opposite. (I think you're
> saying that it would be okay to leave the G in config.pdf,
> uncommented. Let me know if I'm confused.)
Well, I am very sorry for my insufficient explanation.
The above is not my final conclusion but only temporary
statement. Let me explain a bit. In this step I assumed that
with '%G' in config.pdf there was certainly problem when one
used the Blue Sky/AMS/Y&Y Computer Modern fonts by the same
possibility of the problem taht one encountered with 'G' and other
type1 fonts.
But it seems not right assumption.
> AK> with \usepackage{times}, and with 'G' bad ligature
> AK> with \usepackage{times}, and with '%G' good
> AK> without \usepackage{times}, and with 'G' good
> AK> without \usepackage{times}, and with '%G' good
>
> Yes, I get the same results.
>
> But these results suggest to me that the ``G'' option in
> config.pdf is *unnecessary*. Without the ``G'', config.pdf works
> with documents using either Computer Modern or other Type 1 fonts;
> with the ``G'', documents using non-CM Type 1 fonts have problems.
Yes I quite agree with you. I might overestimate the following.
> That said, you were right to point out that
>
> AK> There might be possibility that "without
> AK> \usepackage{times}, and with '%G'" causes trouble but I
> AK> have no concrete examples.
I snipped your technical explanation but thank you for your
detailed investigation.
> AK> And as Connelly suggested, the command option '-G0'
> AK> suppress the effects of 'G' in config.pdf. But it seems
> AK> there is no explanation in info of dvips concerning '-G'
> AK> command-line option nor configuration file commands.
>
> No, there isn't, and that sounds like another bug. If you do
> ``dvips --help'', however, you will find
>
> G* Shift low chars to higher pos.
>
> in the list of options. (The * indicates that you can use a ``0''
> to turn the option off.)
I see. It might be another bug of info file of dvips.
And I checked the message of 'dvips --help'.
> Me> It's hard to say whether or not the default config.pdf file
> Me> should include the G flag without knowing which group is
> Me> larger: those using the Type 1 Computer Modern fonts or
> Me> those using other Type 1 fonts. No matter what you do, one
> Me> of those groups will be unhappy.
>
> AK> I agreed the above comments. The solution seems to explain
> AK> this situation in some document (README.Debian?).
>
> I was too wishy-washy in my first message. Now that I understand
> the reason for adding the G option, I think it's no longer
> necessary and should be removed from config.pdf unless someone can
> come up with some really convincing reasons not to do so.
Okay, I agree. Thanks again.
Best Regards, 2000.7.28
--
Debian JP Developer - much more I18N of Debian
Atsuhito Kohda <kohda@pm.tokushima-u.ac.jp>
Department of Math., Tokushima Univ.
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