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Re: Ghostscript problem

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From: Joop van de Wege
Date: Sun, 21 Apr 1996 16:02
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In article <Dq5s6w.546@iglou.com> jasnider@iglou.iglou.com (Jill A. Snider) writes:
>From: jasnider@iglou.iglou.com (Jill A. Snider)
>Subject: Re: Ghostscript problem
>Date: Sat, 20 Apr 1996 11:35:20 GMT

:>Jeff Bender wrote:
:>>>...how do you force it [gs353] to use fonts other than what the
:>>>document is looking for?
:>One way is to edit the PostScript file.  I use ED (yes, ED).  It works
:>find, even on 1/2-meg PS files.  I use the [ESC]-f search feature to find
:>the lines that reference the font I don't have and change the references
:>to one I do have that more or less fits.

The other and IMO much smarter way is to edit the FontMap file located in the 
data directory.
Have the 'fonts.doc' handy too. First definition of the name is the physical 
place where the fonts are and the second time you can add aliases.

Joop
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From: joop.vandeWege@medew.ento.wau.nl (Joop van de Wege)
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Subject: Re: Ghostscript problem
Date: Sun, 21 Apr 1996 16:02:57 LOCAL
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