[texhax] PostScript output (from XeTeX)?

[Reinhard Kotucha]

On 3 December 2010 Heiko Oberdiek wrote:

 > pdf2ps comes from ghostscript, pdftops from xpdf. I would try
 > pdftops first (in my experience the result is more `bitmapped' than
 > necessary with the pswrite device of ghostscript).

The output of pdf2ps is supposed to be sent directly to the
typesetter.  Glyphs are converted to lines and curves.  Hence you have
to specify the resolution of the output device.  The default is 720dpi. 

pdftops produces PS with hinted fonts which can be used at arbitrary
resolutions. 

Regards,
  Reinhard

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