>>>>> "Han-Wen" == Han-Wen Nienhuys <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> My question is: can one dispense with the Postscript file
>> altogether? I just use the pdf and always delete the ps file.
>> Is there a way to save a step and processing time by just not
>> producing the ps file in the first place?
Han-Wen> No, the PDF is produced from the PS. The PS uses an
Han-Wen> embedded CFF font that is binary data. You'd have to
Han-Wen> check out the Postscript standard to see what printers
Han-Wen> can handle this.
But if we aren't going to consider it a bug when the postscript file
doesn't print, shouldn't we treat it as a temporary file and delete it
for the user instead of leaving it there? I used to usually print the
postscript files, and I still forget and try to do it sometimes, and
it doesn't work with my current printer.
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