Re: [OT] Adobe Reader changes font size!

[Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com>]

Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.medina@gmail.com> wrote:

>>> If I print a pdf document through MS Windows Adobe Reader, I see that
>>> the font is smaller than when I print it under Linux. Can anybody
>>> explain this, and to avoid it?


Nik <nik@cheddarcheese.de> writes:

>> Are you using a font that is available on both systems?


Rodolfo:

> Well, I don't know...


Nik:

>> Maybe you could try embedding the font when you create the PDF


Rodolfo

> How?


Nik:

>> , or if you
>> don't create it make sure that msttcorefonts is installed.


Rodolfo:

> I tried to install msttcorefonts, but got error message:
>
>
> # apt-get install msttcorefonts
> 
> [...]
>            => `./andale32.exe'
> Resolving switch.dl.sourceforge.net... failed: Host not found.
> andale32.exe: No such file or directory
>
> All done, errors in processing 1 file(s)
> dpkg: error processing msttcorefonts (--configure):
>  subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
> Errors were encountered while processing:
>  msttcorefonts
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)


Jerome BENOIT <jgmbenoit@mailsnare.net> writes:

> you may try to install the fonts later.


How?

> It may be useful to know how you get your PDF ?
> was it grabbed ? exported ? composed by pdf[La]TeX ?


I ran TeX and got file.dvi, then I did:

 $ dvips file.dvi -o

and got file.ps; then I did:

 $ ps2pdf file.ps

and got file.pdf.

Rodolfo