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From: L. Peter Deutsch
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 16:41

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If you get an "/undefined in PaintType" error message from
Ghostscript, especially if you are working with files produced by
Word Perfect, there is a two-line workaround.  In Ghostscript 2.5.2,
change line 677 of gs_init.ps from
	7 dict dup begin
to
	8 dict dup begin
	/PaintType 0 def

The problem is that some applications assume that the default font is
a Type 1 font.  Nothing in the Adobe documentation specifies this,
and it happens not to be true currently in Ghostscript.

L. Peter Deutsch :: Aladdin Enterprises :: P.O. box 60264, Palo Alto, CA 94306
ghost@aladdin.com, ...decwrl!aladdin!ghost ; voice 415-322-0103 ; fax 322-1734
	    "Implementation is the sincerest form of flattery."

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