From: Bruce Momjian <maillist@candle.pha.pa.us>
Message-Id: <199910131104.HAA02109@candle.pha.pa.us>
Subject: Re: [DOCS] RE: [HACKERS] Book PDF file was corrupt
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	from Peter Mount at "Oct 13, 1999 08:52:56 am"
To: Peter Mount <petermount@it.maidstone.gov.uk>
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 07:04:10 -0400 (EDT)
CC: PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers@postgreSQL.org>,
	PostgreSQL-documentation <docs@postgreSQL.org>
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> Palatino isn't one of the Base14 fonts, so unless it was included within
> the PDF, it wouldn't work unless the viewer had the font.

Strange thing is that it is embedded in the PDF file.  I can see the
file size with Palatino is 10 times the size with Times.  I later
realized that it is xpdf that has the problem.  gv/ghostscript are fine
viewing the Palatino PDF file.

I then read in the xpdf manual:

       At  this point, the biggest problem is that embedded fonts
       are not handled properly.

so it seems xpdf has a limitation here.  Palatino is good for outlines.

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