Re: [tlug] Broken PDF printers and Closed fon spots

[Raymond Wan <rwan.kyoto@example.com>]

Hi Taisuke,


On 09/09/11 15:49, Taisuke Yamada wrote:
> > > And what do you suggest as safe fonts for those systems ?
> >
> > However, instructions from others [1, 2] do mention how to
> > embed fonts into the PDF file.  This prevents the viewer
> > from substituting fonts, just in case its choice isn't very
> > good.  I presume you can't embed non-free fonts...not too
> > sure about this.
>
> At last year's TeX-users meetup, I came to learn that
>
> - Font-embedded PDF is the way to go. Goodbye with non-WYSISYG PDF!
> - Embedding non-free font is fine - for example, government issued PDF
> got (non-free) fonts embedded everywhere nowadays.


Thank you for the insight!  That is good to know!

Maybe something I should start practicing after realizing 
that older documents (> 10-15 years, made by others) can't 
be viewed or printed properly...


> Actually, almost all fonts I know so far allows embedding font in PDF,
> even for general distribution. However it's only free as a beer, so
> usage outside PDF is limited.


Sure; I don't think I know enough about fonts to do more 
than what the rules allow anyway.  :-)

Thanks!

Ray