[pdftex] type3 fonts in images

[Reinhard Kotucha]

>>>>> "Ross" == Ross Moore <ross at ics.mq.edu.au> writes:

    > What is the best/easiest way to replace the Type3s with Type 1s,
    > given that we *must* start with the existing .eps files, and
    > *cannot* go back to the TeX sources that were used to produce
    > those images ?

ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/support/pkfix

>From README:
  > Often PostScript files with embedded pk fonts are available that
  > were generated by dvips. If these files are converted to pdf,
  > the quality is very poor because of the bitmapped fonts.
  > But what can be done, if the sources dvi or tex are not available?
  >   This project pkfix tries a solution by replacing the used
  > pk fonts by the type 1 ones.
  >   It scans the file for the pk fonts by searching the comments,
  > introduced by not too old dvips versions. For each detected bitmap
  > font pkfix generates a tex file that uses this font. Then it runs
  > dvips with option setting for pdf and hopes, that the corresponding
  > type 1 font is found and included in the temporary PostScript file.
  > So this font will be extracted and replaces the bitmapped font of
  > the original PostScript file.

Regards,
  Reinhard

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