RE: Symbol font weirdness in PDF

[Dov Isaacs <isaacs@xxxxxxxxx>]

The "ignore" TrueType versions thing only applies for exact
font name matches AND if the font isn't embedded in the 
PostScript going to the Distiller. The first of these 
conditions is definitely not true in this case.

        - Dov


At 8/29/2003 03:21 PM, Richard Combs wrote:
>Dov Isaacs wrote: 
>
>> Having both Symbol fonts (unlike other fonts) will not hurt
>> you, your system, your documents, or your love life.
>> 
>> Unfortunately, that is the way it is currently under 
>> Windows 2000/XP/2003 Server. We have been looking at whether
>> a change to the PostScript driver can or will fix it.
>
>Thanks, Dov. I knew from your previous posts on this subject that it was
>not only OK, but _necessary_ to have the TT version, even if you have
>the PS font. I don't know how mine came to be missing, but it was easily
>replaced. 
>
>And I'm willing to live with my PDFs containing the TT version of
>Symbol. 
>
>I just wondered why they did, even when I select "Ignore TrueType
>versions..." in Distiller -- and whether the odd (to me) Type and
>Encoding entries signified something or explained what's going on. (Call
>it insatiable curiosity.) 
>
>As for my love life -- what love life? I'm a divorced and cranky old
>man. ;-)
>
>Richard


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