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<blockquote type="cite" cite>I'm experimenting with ps2pdf as a
replacement for Distiller. I'm using the ps2pdf that comes with
Gerben's TeX.dmg. On screen, the pdf looks great (using CMPS fonts).
However, when I print it, fi ligatures are missing and $\mu$ is
missing. Using Distiller5 on the same ps file gives a pdf that looks
and prints fine.<br>
<br>
The ps file was created using OzTeX for tex-ing and dvips-ing.<br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I'd love to be rid of Distiller (slow and still not Carbon not to
mention expensive).</blockquote>
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<div>I recommend to use first the command</div>
<div> dvips -Ppdf file.dvi</div>
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<div>and then</div>
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<div>ps2pdf13 file.ps</div>
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<div>I have written a small shell script that combines both actions
and removes the .ps file</div>
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<div>#!/bin/sh<br>
##<br>
# dvipdfc.sh<br>
# Convert dvi files to pdf files<br>
#</div>
<div>#</div>
<div>#</div>
<div>##<br>
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for file; do<br>
location=$(dirname "$file")<br>
cd "${location}" && dvips -q -o
"${file}.ps" -Ppdf "${file}" && ps2pdf13
-sPAPERSIZE=a4 -r1200 "${file}.ps" && rm
"${file}.ps"<br>
done<br>
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<div>Save it as a text file dvipdfc.sh. One can invoke it with the
command</div>
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<div>sh dvipdfc.sh filename %%use filename without the suffix
.dvi</div>
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<div>To make an executable save the file in ~/bin and issue the
command</div>
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<div><font face="Verdana" size="-6" color="#000000">chmod ogu+x
~/bin/dvipdfc</font></div>
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<div>Then, after restarting the terminal,</div>
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<div>dvipdfc filename %% without any suffix</div>
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<div>will do the job.</div>
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<div>Claus</div>
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<br>
Claus Gerhardt<br>
Institut für Angewandte Mathematik<br>
Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg<br>
Im Neuenheimer Feld 294<br>
69120 Heidelberg<br>
Germany<br>
<br>
Homepage: http://www.math.uni-heidelberg.de/studinfo/gerhardt/</div>
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