[pstricks] psdot and Type 3 fonts

[Herbert Voss]

Martijn Frijlink schrieb:

> If I compile the code in psdot_call.tex and convert it to pdf (see
> Makefile),
> I get Type 3 fonts. Only with "dotstyle=+" I do not get any Type 3 fonts.
> Any ideas where these occurences Type 3 fonts come from ?
> Any suggestion how to get rid of them ?

I suppose you do not really know, what Type 3 means ...
Type 3 defines a Glyph which is _not_ a Type 1, no more no less.
_All_ PSTricks glyphs, which are not from a Type 1 font are also
vector based, in PostScript notation a Type 3 glyph.

This has nothing to do with a pixel based font.

Herbert