Re: PDF reader for Groff output

[Damian McGuckin]

Hi Branden,

On Sat, 9 Jul 2022, G. Branden Robinson wrote:

> > The source code is:
> >
> > .ps 12
> > .vs 14
> > .nf
> > .EQ
> > p ~ = ~ q times sqrt { ( 1 + ~ (x / (q * q) ) }
> > .EN
> >
> > The output on Windows with Acrobat had a long tail to the square root
> > sign over the top of the whole expression.
>
> It appears from the page header that you're formatting with mm(7), but
> that doesn't seem have any unexpected consequences in my experiments.

Yes. But I removed usage of those macros in case it was affecting things.

> You might first see if this PostScript file behaves differently; then,
> format my "grout" file with grops and check the result.

I will try that.

I the meantime, I embedded the font in the PDF the problem goes away. But 
that does not really fix the problem because I prefer that the PDF which I 
create is the same as what I would display on a Windows box and when I can
(and will) send to a printer.

Thanks - Damian

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