Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 16:21:28 +0100 From: Piero <piero@poprostu.pl> To: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Subject: gpdf vs acrobat for linux Message-ID: <20031028162128.2035af91.piero@poprostu.pl>
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Hi, This is a description of a problem I found using gpdf to read some online howto. I found that out trying to view this document on an old laptop that I use at work. As it has a small disk the Linux base port is not installed. But the PDF file I was trying to read (see source below) has all the source quotes with monotype font unreadable. When I fit the page in the window, those text pieces turn out as horizontal lines, when I magnify the page all I can get is blank space. At home I got Adobes Acrobat for Linux port installed and I can see those source quotes. They look weird, rough etc. but I can see them. What came to my mind is also, I got some font problem, but I don't seem to suffer from it in any other application. I wrote to the author of the howto, and he says I should try xpdf. Well, AFAIR gpdf is a port of xpdf into Gnome widget set. Just compiled and what I see, is even better picture than from Acrobat. The text lines are in place. I made shots with Acrobat, xpdf and gpdf windows side by side to compare the effects. Screenshots: http://www.smyrak.com/~smyru/screenshots/gpdf/ PDF file: http://www.timj.co.uk/linux/Exim-SpamAndVirusScanning.pdf Ports installed: http://www.smyrak.com/~smyru/screenshots/ports.txt -- Piero piero@poprostu.pl
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