From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.comp.tex.context/53484 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: William Adams Newsgroups: gmane.comp.tex.context Subject: Re: embed fonts Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:59:32 -0400 Message-ID: References: <3E3090CE-36B8-419A-A533-4746707E6C03@uni-bonn.de> <4AD88F6A.4010400@wxs.nl> Reply-To: mailing list for ConTeXt users NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v936) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; Format="flowed"; DelSp="yes" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1255719617 8521 80.91.229.12 (16 Oct 2009 19:00:17 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:00:17 +0000 (UTC) To: mailing list for ConTeXt users Original-X-From: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Fri Oct 16 21:00:06 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl ([195.12.62.10]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1Mys20-0000Tr-Sm for gctc-ntg-context-518@m.gmane.org; Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:00:04 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id B6D60C9B92; Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:59:58 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at balder.ntg.nl Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (balder.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id aPC6c6sBErOu; Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:59:58 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 49B46C9B21; Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:59:49 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 131F5C9B21 for ; Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:59:47 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at balder.ntg.nl Original-Received: from balder.ntg.nl ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (balder.ntg.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id csSLXmwbaHe4 for ; Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:59:34 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from ares.frycomm.com (ares.frycomm.com [65.167.125.8]) by balder.ntg.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5897CC9AAF for ; Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:59:34 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from [192.168.21.139] (charon.frycomm.com [65.167.125.1]) by ares.frycomm.com (Switch-3.1.8/Switch-3.1.7) with ESMTP id n9GIxWgJ026526 for ; Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:59:32 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: <4AD88F6A.4010400@wxs.nl> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.936) X-BeenThere: ntg-context@ntg.nl X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: mailing list for ConTeXt users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Errors-To: ntg-context-bounces@ntg.nl Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.comp.tex.context:53484 Archived-At: On Oct 16, 2009, at 11:21 AM, Hans Hagen wrote: > it's no problem to provide that feature in mkiv, but i need some > real string arguments as well as to be sure that i'll never be > bothered by side effects of fonts not being in a pdf file The argument to be able to fully include the font is that that's a requirement for many archiving standards. It also allows for easier, cleaner assembly of a single document file from multiple files (all sub-files have compleat fonts, the merged file can then discard the dupes and if desired, sub-set at that point and there's only one sub-setted version of each font, 'stead of multiples as there would be if the fonts were sub-setted in the source files). It also makes it possible to trouble-shoot for instances where font sub-setting may be causing difficulties (make a version w/ the font fully embedded / not sub-setted and see if that works instead). The only negatives I've experienced to fully embedding fonts are: - bloats filesize (not an issue w/ today's equipment and 'net connections) - some font licenses don't allow it (so set it up so that this is determined when the font is installed an such can be dis-allowed where not supported by the fonts' license) William -- William Adams senior graphic designer Fry Communications Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow. ___________________________________________________________________________________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________