>>>>> "Eran" == Eran Tromer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Eran> By default LyX uses the T1 font encoding, and therefore the EC
Eran> fonts. This is caused by the following line included in the .tex
Eran> output: \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
Yes, it does that when the EC fonts are installed and LaTeX is new
enough.
Eran> Some LaTeX distributions (e.g., RedHat Linux 6.2) contain Type 1
Eran> fonts for Computer Modern, but not for EC. Therefore, on these
Eran> distributions both dvips and pdflatex use bitmapped fonts for
Eran> normal text. This reduces rendering quality on high-resolution
Eran> devices, and produces horrible PDF files.
A solution is to use the aec fonts, although I have no experience in
this domain.
Eran> The problem can be solved by manually removing the above line
Eran> after export, or by adding the following line to lyxrc:
Eran> \font_encoding default Of course, the font map needs to be
Eran> properly configured (it is on RedHat).
Removing the line after export is a bad idea, since some constructs
(like the characters < and >) are output differently depending on the
encoding.
Eran> I was unable to find any reference to this issue in the LyX
Eran> documentation, and not being a TeX expert it took me quite a
Eran> while to figure this out.
Fair enough :)
Eran> I don't think the T1 encoding should be disabled by default,
Eran> since it solves the hyphenation problem with accents, and since
Eran> the problem is distribution-specific. However, I would expect
Eran> this to be a common problem, given the popularity of PDF. Please
Eran> consider making the T1 encoding selectable from the LyX GUI and
Eran> documenting the implications.
The right solution is for us to have a correct handling of PDF, I
guess. And, of course, we should have a way to change all the lyxrc
options via GUI. So much to do...
JMarc
