The problem with the patch is that in some cases it's clear that it improves the output, but in some others I have doubts whether the output is better or worse, I'll attach some examples found while running my tests.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to evince in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/667752 Title: Non-embedded standard fonts in PDF files are not displayed/rendered correctly Status in Evince document viewer: Unknown Status in libcairo - cairo vector graphics library: Confirmed Status in “cairo” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in “evince” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: Binary package hint: evince 1) Natty: lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu Natty (development branch) Release: 11.04 Maverick: lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 10.10 Release: 10.10 Lucid: Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx (amd64) 2) Natty: apt-cache policy acroread acroread: Installed: 9.4.2-0natty1 Candidate: 9.4.2-0natty1 Version table: *** 9.4.2-0natty1 0 500 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ natty/partner i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status apt-cache policy evince evince: Installed: 2.32.0-0ubuntu12.1 Candidate: 2.32.0-0ubuntu12.1 Version table: *** 2.32.0-0ubuntu12.1 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-proposed/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 2.32.0-0ubuntu12 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main i386 Packages apt-cache policy libcairo2 libcairo2: Installed: 1.10.2-2ubuntu2 Candidate: 1.10.2-2ubuntu2 Version table: *** 1.10.2-2ubuntu2 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status Maverick: apt-cache policy evince evince: Installed: 2.32.0-0ubuntu1 Candidate: 2.32.0-0ubuntu1 Version table: *** 2.32.0-0ubuntu1 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status apt-cache policy libcairo2 libcairo2: Installed: 1.10.0-1ubuntu3 Candidate: 1.10.0-1ubuntu3 Version table: *** 1.10.0-1ubuntu3 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick-updates/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 1.10.0-1ubuntu2 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/main i386 Packages apt-cache policy acroread acroread: Installed: 9.4-1maverick1 Candidate: 9.4-1maverick1 Version table: *** 9.4-1maverick1 0 500 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ maverick/partner i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 3) When viewing PDF attachment "PDF sample for Evince", which has font "Times Roman" or "Helvetica", the text looks different in Evince in comparison to Adobe Reader. 4) What is expected is that it looks the same in both. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 Package: evince 2.30.3-0ubuntu1.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-25.45-generic 2.6.32.21+drm33.7 Uname: Linux 2.6.32-25-generic x86_64 Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu Oct 28 13:51:21 2010 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Release Candidate amd64 (20100419.1) ProcEnviron: LANG=en_DK.utf8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: evince To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/evince/+bug/667752/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp