Hi Luca,

I've had a similar problem with my files, also created on a Mac. I
tell the the person having the problem to get the newest version of
Acrobat Reader, and it has not failed yet.

Maria

On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 3:06 AM, Luca Carlon <[email protected]> wrote:
> Anders Ekberg <a...@...> writes:
>> I have experienced problems with PDFs created on Mac. I don't know if it can
> have anything to do with this:
>> http://www.tug.org/mactex/2009/fontcache/fix-font-cache-bug.html
>> Anyway the problem appears for, say one in 5 to 10 colleagues with no 
>> apparent
> clue to where it will and won't
>> work. What they report is basically that the fonts disappear (everything is
> displayed in Courier). I
>> solve it by creating a postscript file and then doing a ps2pdf. That seems to
> work for everyone. So if you are
>> on a mac, that may be worth trying. Otherwise, why not have her install LyX
> and make the pdfs herself
>>
>> /Anders
>
> This is interesting indeed. Anyway, you say ps2pdf should solve the problem? I
> use precisely ps2pdf to generate the PDF.
> Anyway, this is a good excuse to take advantage of the portability of LyX...
> let's create the PDF under Linux! :-)
>
> Unfortunately, I suppose it would be simpler to deliver her a printed copy any
> time it's needed rather trying to ask her to install anything :-) The problem 
> is
> that I have loads of images, I would prefer not to send all those things.
>
> Thanks for your help!
>
> Luca
>
>

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