Using OT fonts in Encapsulated Postscript
Hello, I'm writing an Ecapsulated Postscript file which inculdes text.
I've found that any font name that includes spaces fail. For instance, the following PS command works fine:
/Ariel findfont setfont
While this does not:
/Bookman Old Style findfont setfont
I've also tried using a string for the name like so:
/Strfnt (Bookman Old Style) def
/Strfnt findfont setfont
Alas, this fails as well. Can anyone tell me howto use a font name which includes spaces within an EPS file?
Thanks for any help,
landon
If you're on Windows, or if you're using ATM Deluxe, you can get a font sample sheet that shows the PostScript FontName. Just double click on the font.
Most other font management applications should have some option for showing you the PostScript FontName.
For any OpenType font from Adobe, the file name is in fact the PostScript FontName with ".otf" tacked on the end.
Regards,
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