[R] embedding fonts in eps files

[Prof Brian Ripley]

On Tue, 18 Jan 2005, Uwe Ligges wrote:

> To clarify why people might want to embed fonts, I'd like to give an example:
>
> After I submitted my book the first time, the printing house asked me 
> explicitly to embed *all* fonts in graphics, or they would not be able to 
> print from a pdf file (generated from PostScript by certain styles for Adobe 
> Distiller). And sometimes discussions are simply hopeless.....

Agreed.  So I got Distiller to embed them.  For that you need a valid 
licence for the font you use for the application you have (in Uwe's and my 
case, printing a book on someone else's printer).

Let me refer people again to the help file, which does contain all the 
information required, evne if it has not been read.

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