[pdftex] Re: Embedding fonts

[Hans Hagen]

At 04:13 PM 8/8/2002 +0200, Thomas Esser wrote:
> > > So, given the present system, how do I force embedding of the 14 fonts?
> >
> > Have you read the latest threads? See:
> >
> > http://tug.org/pipermail/pdftex/2002-July/002804.html
>
>Ok, instead of suppying a wrong psname, I prefer not to specify a name at
>all,i.e. to use
>   ptmr8r "TeXBase1Encoding ReEncodeFont" <8r.enc <utmr8a.pfb
>instead of
>   ptmr8r Times-RomanEmbed "TeXBase1Encoding ReEncodeFont" <8r.enc <utmr8a.pfb
>
>What I'd like to have is several map files (some download the base14,
>others not) and then decide via some new pdftex cmdline-option which
>map file to use.

this is already there (kind of):

make a small file, say thomas.tex

\pdfmapfile{myfile.map}
\pdfmapfile{+anotherone.map}

and then \input thomas in your job

Hans

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