[tex-k] Problem using config.pdf with dvips

[Robin Fairbairns]

> on a latex file which includes the package 'times':
> 
>     > latex <file>
>     > dvips -P pdf <file>
> 
> produces a postscript file which has British pound symbols in place of the
> normal text characters 'fi'.  I've found removing the config option 'G' 
> from config.pdf fixes the problem.

see

http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=charshift+dvips-pdf

this is a well-known problem, and isn't soluble with any one config
file.  hence the faq