[XeTeX] What kind of effect is that?

[Vadim Radionov]

Hi, Peter,

I made several tests:

I tried several drivers that go with Ubuntu 10.4, accessing the
printer over LAN and connected directly to my laptop. (The best for
this document was "HP LaserJet 2300 Foomatic/Postscript".)  The effect
depends mostly on the resolution set when printing -- the effect
clearly happen with 600 dpi and 1200 dpi fast-res, and with true 1200
dpi it is either absent or become too small for me to tell.

I also tried HP 1020 (probably no effect) and Epson Photosmart D5300
at home where I also cannot tell if is present or not.

I'm not quite sure about the methods CUPS use to convert pdf to ps.
I also tried to print this pdf from Acroread on Windows computer --
the effect take place.  (But not with rtf files using the same font.)

My printer is this one:
http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF06a/18972-236251-236263-14638-f51-238800.html;
they say it has PostScript 3 Emulation.

I suppose the document and applications use the font embedded in this
pdf, which is Newton (http://paratype.ru/pstore/fonts/Newton.htm).

Vadim

>> Why can it happen?
>
>
> Because different printer drivers are used? (The admin can stop a printer's
> queue to, for example, examine what's in there before it's sent to the
> printer.)
>
> Because this or that software converts the PDF to PS? Which then has a fight
> with different encodings.
>
> Have you tried to bring the PDF inside an USB drive or an SD stick to the
> printer?
>
> Have you tried to use a different printer?
>
> Which PostScript versions and fonts are they using?
>
> Which font( file)s are the document, the viewers, the convertor(s) using?
>
> --
> Greetings
>
>  Pete
>
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