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 ]From: colemanr@garnet.berkeley.edu ()
 ]Subject: Adding fonts to Ghostscript 2.52
 ]Date: 21 Jan 1993 08:57:33 GMT
 ]
 ]I would like to use more/different fonts than those supplied with the
 ]Ghostscript 2.52 distribution.  Can I do this??  If so, how?
 ]
 ]1. I read somewhere that putting a command similar to 
 ]  (c:\\psfonts\\fontfile) run
 ]at the start of my ghostscript file will load a font stored in "fontfile".
 ]Is this correct ?
 ]
 ]2. I presume that I should purchase "Adobe Type 1" fonts?
 ]
 ]3. Do I have to fiddle with the Fontmap file that comes with Ghostscript,
 ]   and if so, do I have to recompile Ghostscript (I don't have the source)?
 ]
 ]4. Is there anything else that I should know about doing this?

I don't know about question 1.

For the rest... yes, you can use Adobe type 1 fonts with GhostScript.  All you
have to do is load the FONTMAP file into a text editor.  Put that actual font
name on the left (you can get this info by peeking at the AFM file) and then
put the corresponding filename (the way it appears on the disc) in parantheses
on the right.  Just study the way the rest of the file list the fonts and
follow the format.  If you purchase Adobe versions of Times, Helv, or other
fonts that have GS equivalents, simply replace the filename in parantheses with
the new one.

You don't have to recompile.

Well, this is true at least for my version of GhostScript.  The source code has
been adapted to many platforms, so what I say might now apply to you.


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