Problem with FontMonger .PFB fonts

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From: L. Peter Deutsch
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1992 16:10

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I've examined a FontMonger .PFB font that Ghostscript will not load
correctly.

The problem is that the font fails to conform to the Adobe
specification for Type 1 fonts in one important detail, namely, that
the string of 0's after the encrypted section is not long enough.  At
least 512 0's are required (Adobe Type 1 Font Format, section 2.3,
page 14).  The font that I received, GaramondLightItalic, only had
about 450 0's.

This is not a bug in Ghostscript; it is a bug in FontMonger.

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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