DocBook - db2pdf and db2ps problems

[Henning Hansen <hh@2m.dk>]

I tried the debian-user list, but my question was probably too sgml
specific, so I repost it here:

>
> I'm a newcomer to Debian and Linux in general, and my current job is
> limited to prepare documentation using docbook on Debian.
> 
> I do have some problems, and when I try to search information about
> docbook, I end up with RedHat specific advice.
> 
> Are the following problems with db2pdf and db2ps due to my Debian
> installation, and does anyone know what to do about it:
> 
> 
>  - Graphics, especially for PDF output:
> 
>    I have been adviced to use the PNG graphics format, but my version of
>    the docbook tools (probably jadetex) does not know .png.
>    OK, I can do without PNG, but worse is that I cannot find a way to
>    include graphics in PDF files at all. PDF is also not known as a
>    graphics format, and other formats don't work.
> 
>  - Font problem, Postscript and PDF:
> 
>    I needed to include the 'µ' (micron) letter in my text, and this
>    makes db2pdf and db2ps (dvips to be more exact) ask for a font file
>    called lbmr.pfb. It's not there, and while the letter will be left
>    out in the PDF output, the Postscript file contains no text at all
>    because of this.
> 
>  - BeginPage tag:
> 
>    The <beginpage> tag does not seem to work at all, it's supposed to
>    induce a pageshift in printed output.
> 
> 
> I have seen no mention of these problems anywhere, so I wonder if it
> works for everybody else, or am i the only person to actually prepare
> documentation for printout using docbook on Debian?
> 
> If somebody can commment on the state of docbook on Debian in general
> (not specific to my problems above), this will also be of interest.
> 
> Regards

Henning Hansen