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 > >
