[OS X TeX] Missing symbols after epstopdf

[Maarten Sneep]

On 14 jul 2004, at 4:39, Matthew Collett wrote:

> I've recently migrated from TeXtures on an old Mac to TeXShop on a new 
> one.  I have encountered one small but annoying problem.
>
> I have a number of diagrams in the form of EPS files (produced many 
> years ago using Freehand).  Labels on these diagrams employ a variety 
> of fonts, including Times, Computer Modern and Symbol.  After 
> conversion to PDF using epstopdf, all characters in the Symbol font 
> are completely missing, whether the picture is viewed as a stand-alone 
> PDF file or embedded in the PDF produced by TeXShop (either using 
> TeX+Ghostscript or Pdftex).  Times characters are always correct; CM 
> characters are replaced by Courier (or similar) viewed as stand-alone 
> or in the output from TeX+Ghostscript but are OK in the output from 
> Pdftex.

How did you include CM in these diagrams? I think the font-name is 
different from anything available on you new machine, and the fonts are 
not found. Can you include these diagrams in a ps printout on your old 
machine? That should take care of the inclusion, and from there on the 
conversion can be done.

You could generate a series of single-page ps files (don't forget to 
remove the number) and use that as a basis for further processing.

Maarten

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